The town apparently got its name from "Copperhead Canyon," a part of the area formerly known for poisonous snakes.
Agkistrodon contortrix, a.k.a. the copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in North America
Two venomous snakes, the copperhead and timber rattlesnake, live in the park, but they do not bother unless provoked.
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix, a.k.a. the southern copperhead, a venomous pitviper found in the United States
During these first years, a common fashion accessory for campers was a forked stick; these had to be carried for protection due to the abundance of rattlesnakes and copperheads in the area.
Agkistrodon piscivorus | Agkistrodon contortrix | Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen | Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster |
CroFab is the commercial name for a Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) snake antivenom, indicated for minimal or moderate North American Crotalid (Rattlesnake, Copperhead and Cottonmouth/Water moccasin) snake envenomation.