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Originally Posted by Eskimo
I agree. Once you see a Copperhead once, you know exactly what you're looking at and won't mistake a corn snake or water snake for a Copperhead.
here is a pic I took of the only Copperhead I have seen in New Jersey. It is very distinct from anything else.
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I have not seen one in NJ, but know they exist. Very distinct and as Lard points out the viper triangular head is usually a dead give away. That said, caution to all water snakes should be observed just in case. Have seen too many of these where I grew up in TN and is best to error on the side of caution. Typically a snake encounter near the water can catch one off guard, and identification is speculative. Experience has told me they are 10X times afraid of you as you are of them, regardless of the species. So moving away often mitigates the potential, unless you are land-locked and a slow move away from an encounter may be sufficient.
