Hello everyone currently we have one southern copperhead (A. contortrix contortrix) and a friend is offering me a female but looks like a broad banded copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus) here are the pics of the female that is for sale





the question here is
first is this a A. c. laticinctus?? and what is your opinion on try to breeding this 2??
should I stick to southern with southern and broadband with broadband??

opinions pleas thanks in advance.

regards

Hello Gustav,

this is obviously not A. c. contortrix You may be right about laticinctus, if you can post a photo of the sides or belly of this specimen it can be confirmed whether it is one or a A. c. pictigaster or some hybrid between these 2.

No matter what it is, I would not breed it to your A. c. c. (sounds like you are sure about the ssp.).

Regards,
Rainer

Thank you very much for the answer, unfortunately this are the only pics that the seller sent to me, and yes I`m sure mine is a southern here are some pictures.





so it is not recommended to cross breed this 2 subspecies? or any other??

Hello Gustav,

first the answer to your question: I would not crossbreed different subspecies of any species.

From your photos I would say you have a Northern Copperhead (A. contortrix mokasen) but sometimes A.c.c. and A.c. mok. are difficult to distinguish.

Cheers,
Rainer

I would say the first pictures are more than likely laticinctus, and that the last pictures show a Southern copperhead, but I agree with everything Rainer has said. I am a firm believer in NOT crossing subspecies'.

I understand, and personally I don´t like crossbreeding neither.
thank you very much for your answers aprecciated.

regards