Louisiana records
Eastern Copperhead in Louisiana
VenomousAgkistrodon contortrix
Yes. The Eastern Copperhead has been recorded in 53 Louisiana counties. It is venomous. Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
If you are bitten
Copperhead and cottonmouth bites are painful and need medical care but are rarely fatal with prompt treatment (cottonmouth venom is the more potent of the two). Stay calm, keep the limb still, remove tight items, and go to an emergency room. Do not use a tourniquet or cut the wound. Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 in the US, or your local emergency number. (Source: CDC.)
Louisiana counties with Eastern Copperhead records
53 listed- East Baton Rouge
- Ouachita
- Saint Tammany
- Lafayette
- Washington
- Natchitoches
- Vernon
- Saint Martin
- Tangipahoa
- Rapides
- Livingston
- Allen
- Calcasieu
- Caddo
- Iberia
- Union
- West Feliciana
- Vermilion
- Morehouse
- Saint Landry
- Lincoln
- Jefferson
- Avoyelles
- Jackson
- Concordia
- Bossier
- Beauregard
- Ascension
- Pointe Coupee
- Claiborne
- Bienville
- Winn
- Madison
- Jefferson Davis
- Iberville
- Grant
- East Feliciana
- Catahoula
- Webster
- Saint Mary
- Sabine
- Plaquemines
- Acadia
- Caldwell
- West Baton Rouge
- Tensas
- Saint Charles
- Richland
- Red River
- Lafourche
- La Salle
- Franklin
- De Soto
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