From the Editor
Posted by Michael O'Malley on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor Copperhead? Mention the word and most people immediately think of Agkistrodon contortrix — one of three venomous snakes native to Pennsylvania — easily recognizable by its striking reddish-brown markings. In the mid-nineteenth century, Pennsylvania was a hotbed of Copperheads. They were venomous. Vehement. Vitriolic. But reptilian they were not. The Keystone State’s Copperheads were a rare...read more