Eastern Copperhead

Eastern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Timber Rattlesnake
LC

Timber Rattlesnake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Crotalus horridus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Copperhead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 29% of visitor-days record a Eastern Copperhead sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 173 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Copperhead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Copperhead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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