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Definition of trans pecos copperhead
trans pecos copperhead
Plural:Trans-Pecos copperheads
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North American A venomous pit viper subspecies (Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster) native to the Chihuahuan Desert region of West Texas and northeastern Mexico, distinguished by its strongly patterned underside and broad, dark dorsal crossbands.
Example
"During their nocturnal survey in the Davis Mountains, the herpetologists were thrilled to document a large Trans-Pecos copperhead resting on the warm limestone."
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