Snakes and Wetlands (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Snakes and Wetlands

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During a five-year drought in a forested region near Meriden, Connecticut, temporary wetlands failed to fill and permanent wetlands dried out entirely, reducing food for copperheads. By drought's end, copperhead reproduction had dropped to zero.

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Photo by Chuck Smith

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