Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus) – Eastern Copperhead

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Taxonomy: Based on the results of studies by Guiher and Burbrink (2008) and Burbrink and Guiher (2015), Crother et al. (2017) listed A. contortrix as a monotypic species.

Distribution: The Eastern Copperhead occurs statewide in Tennessee. 

Museum Records by Counties: Anderson—APSU 03271; TTU 275-276. Benton—APSU 3032, 15234.  Bledsoe—USNM 203474, 203471-203473; UTKVZC 144, 4201.  Blount—AMNH R-69098.  FLMNH 10838; GSMNP 3886, 3890, 3892, 3893, 3896, 3897, 10887; NCSM 8189, 8460-8463.  Campbell—APSU 19099.  Carroll—APSU 3339.  Cheatham—APSU 19291.  Cocke—FLMNH 10847; TU 17604; USNM 103102, 169472.  Crockett—APSU 18921.  Cumberland—TTU 459; USNM 203486, 203475-203485.  Decatur—UMMZ 72263-72264.  DeKalb—NCSM 8130, 23106-23108; SIUC R-2899, SIUC  R-4023, SIUC UNCAT (2 specimens); TTU 274, 424.  Dickson—APSU 2667; TTU 939.  Fayette—APSU 18919.  Fentress—APSU 6189.  Gibson—APSU 19449.  Greene—UMMZ 103582.  Grundy—APSU 18992.  Hancock—APSU 19101.  Hardeman—APSU 12367, 16695-16698.  Hardin—UTKVZC 700.  Henderson—APSU 2646.  Henry—INHS12474.  Hickman—APSU 15287, 15288; UTKVZC 2876.  Houston—APSU 2639, 4341.  Humphreys—APSU 3258, 6253.  Knox—UTKVZC 4199.  Lake—KU 21642.  Lauderdale—APSU 12626.  Lawrence—UMMZ 84320.  Lewis—APSU 15286.  Madison—UMMZ 72265; USNM 195872.  Marion—FLMNH 74423.  McMinn—FLMNH 10835, 11879.  Meigs—FLMNH 10843.  Monroe—FLMNH 10839, 10841, 10842, 10844-10846, 119611; TTU 200, 203; 17347; USNM 297281, RH 66-457A; UTKVZC 687.  Montgomery—APSU 2135, 2137, 2139, 2152, 2160, 2223, 2600, 2608, 3046, 3501, 3521, 5145, 5147, 5966; AUM 20722; KU 154007; TTU UNCAT (1 specimen).  Morgan—USNM 226582-226583.  Perry—APSU 12368, 14409, 14625; UIMNH 68747.  Pickett—LSUMZ 34936.  Polk—APSU 2640; FLMNH 10837, 10840; SIUC R-1921; UTKVZC 6293.  Putnam—TTU 317, 884.  Robertson—APSU 18990.  Scott—APSU 6190; FLMNH 10836; NCSM 8143, 8464-8467.  Scott/Campbell (on county line)—FLMNH 10834.  Sevier—GSMNP 3887-3889, 3894, 10888, 10889, 04863; TTU 551; USNM 185645; UTKVZC 4185, 4198, 4200, 4759, 4862; KU 189601; MSU 1289.  Shelby—APSU 11891, 11897, 11899, 12364, 12393, 12597, 12611, 12629, 12956, 12989-12991, 12997-12999, 15327-15333, 15400, 15403, 15407, 15450-15459; FLMNH 19605.  Stewart—APSU 176, 179, 183, 204, 212, 341, 465, 656, 856, 859, 909, 921-923, 925, 1676, 1687, 2141, 2605, 5063, 5146, 5483, 15291-15295, 17567, 17568, 18112,18121; CMNH 66988-66990; UL 2760, 2761.  Sullivan—CMNH 17648.   Sumner—NLU 46328.  Tipton—APSU 15285.  Unicoi—APSU 19100.  Union—UTKVZC 04670.  Washington—AMNH R-64120.  Weakley—APSU 19194.  White—TTU 812; UTKVZC 04113. 

Literature Sources by Counties:  Anderson—Johnson (1964), Roberts (1973), Jenkins et al. (2001), Byrd and Fox (2017).  Benton—Parker (1948).  Blount—King (1939), Huheey and Stupka (1967), Savage (1967), Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Bradley—Rhoads (1895), Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Campbell—Daniels et al. (2012).  Cannon—Miller et al. (2009).  Cheatham—Gloyd and Conant (1990), Hopkins (2013).  Chester—Endsley (1954).  Claiborne—Reynolds and Niemiller (2013i).  Cocke—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Coffee—Niemiller (2005), Miller et al. (2005).  Cumberland—Garton and Dimmick (1969), Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Davidson—Morgan (1943).  DeKalb—Harris (1967).  Dickson—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Fayette—Ream and OBryan (2008), Ream (2008).  Franklin—McCrady and Rodarmor (1967), Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Gibson—Endsley (1954), Flaherty et al. (2014).  Greene—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Grundy—Cantrell et al. (2011, 2013).  Hamilton—Miller (1996).  Hancock—Daniels et al. (2012).  Haywood—Stanley (2005).  Hardeman—Parker (1948), Norton (1971), Norton and Harvey (1975), Gloyd and Conant (1990). Hardin—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Henry—Blanchard (1922).  Hickman—Jacob (1981).  Houston—Smith (1959).  Jefferson—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Johnson—Brumit (1971), Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Knox—Jones (1928).  Lake—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Lawrence—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Lewis—Jacob (1981).  Maury—Troost (1836).  McMinn—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Meigs—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Monroe—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Montgomery—Scott (1967), Scott and Snyder (1968), Zirkle (1993), Fitch (1998).  Morgan—Roberts (1973).  Obion—Rhoads (1895), Parker (1939, 1948), Gloyd and Conant (1990), Guiher and Burbrink (2008).  Overton—Gentry (1941), DeLotelle (1976).  Perry—Gloyd and Conant (1990). Pickett—Gentry (1941).  Polk—Ash (1945), Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Roane—Johnson (1964).  Robertson—Barrass and Barrass (2011).  Rutherford—Niemiller et al. (2011).  Scott—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Sevier—Necker (1934), King (1939), Savage (1967), Gloyd and Conant (1990), Pitts (2015b).  Shelby—Rhoads (1895), Parker (1948), Hassell (1961), Sanders and Jacob (1981), Gloyd and Conant (1990), Davis et al. (2012).  Stewart—Jacob (1981), Zirkle (1993), Rozelle (1999), Davenport (2005), Davenport and Scott (2009).  Unicoi—Daniels et al. (2012).  Washington—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Wayne—Gloyd and Conant (1990).  Weakley—Parker (1948), Colvin and Dennison (2013a).   Wilson—Niemiller et al. (2011).