Copperhead may refer to:

Snakes

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Agkistrodon contortrix The eastern copperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix''), also known as the copperhead, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern North America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotalinae in the family Viperidae. The eastern ...

'', or copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America * ''

Austrelaps ''Austrelaps'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes native to the relatively fertile, temperate, southern and eastern part of the Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country ...

'', or Australian copperhead, a genus of venomous elapids found in southern Australia and Tasmania * '' Coelognathus radiata'', or the copperhead rat snake, a non-venomous species found in southern Asia * ''

Deinagkistrodon acutus ''Deinagkistrodon'' is a monotypic genus created for the venomous pit viper species, ''D. acutus'', which is endemic to Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized. Description ''Deinagkistrodon acutus'' is light brown or greyish b ...

'', or the Chinese copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in Southeast Asia

Politics

Copperhead (politics) In the 1860s, the Copperheads, also known as Peace Democrats, were a faction of Democrats in the Union who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates. Republicans started calling anti-war De ...

, Northern Peace Democrats who opposed the American Civil War

Art, entertainment, and media

Comics

* ''Copperhead'' (Image Comics) an ongoing space western from Image Comics

Fictional entities

Copperhead (DC Comics) Copperhead is the name of several supervillains appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, mostly as enemies of the superhero Batman. Female variations appeared in '' Batman: Arkham Origins'', and in live action on the first season of '' ...

, DC Comics supervillain and member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains *

Copperhead (G.I. Joe) Copperhead is a fictional character from the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toyline, comic books and animated series. He is Cobra's Water Moccasin pilot and debuted in 1984. Profile Copperhead's military specialty is air-driver swamp veh ...

, villain in the G.I. Joe universe, member of Cobra *

Copperhead (Marvel Comics) Copperhead is the name of three different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first Copperhead was Lawrence Chesney, who made his debut in ''Daredevil'' #124 (Aug 1975) and was created by writers L ...

, several characters * "Copperhead", codename of Vernita Green in the movie ''Kill Bill'' * The Copperhead, the masked hero of the 1940 Republic serial ''

Mysterious Doctor Satan ''Mysterious Doctor Satan'' (also known as ''Doctor Satan's Robot'') is a 1940 American film serial directed by William Witney and John English. Produced by Republic Pictures, the serial stars Edward Ciannelli, Robert Wilcox, William Newell, ...

'', played by Robert Wilcox

Films

* ''Copperhead'' (2008 film), a 2008 horror film * ''Copperhead'' (2013 film), a 2013 American Civil War film * '' The Copperhead'', a 1920 silent film historical drama

Literature

* ''Copperhead'', the second volume in the U.S. Civil War series The Starbuck Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell

Music

* Copperhead (band), a San Francisco area band of the early 1970s featuring

John Cipollina John Cipollina (August 24, 1943 – May 29, 1989) was a guitarist best known for his role as a founder and the lead guitarist of the prominent San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. After leaving Quicksilver he formed the band C ...

Software

CopperheadOS CopperheadOS is a mobile operating system for smartphones, based on the Android mobile platform. It adds privacy and security features to the official releases of the Android Open Source Project by Google. CopperheadOS is developed by Copperhead ...

, a security-focused mobile operating system based on the Android mobile platform

Other uses

Copperhead (climbing) In rock climbing, a copperhead is a small nut with a head made of soft metal on a loop of wire, originally copper or brass, later aluminium. Copperheads are most often placed into small shallow seams and crevices by pounding or hammering them in ...

, a small metal nut used in rock climbing * Dodge Copperhead, a more affordable, less-powerful model of the Dodge Viper, not produced *

M712 Copperhead The M712 Copperhead is a 155 mm caliber cannon-launched guided projectile. It is a fin-stabilized, terminally laser guided, explosive shell intended to engage hard point targets such as tanks, self-propelled howitzers or other high-value targ ...

, a U.S. guided artillery shell * Copperhead, a gaming mouse by Razer USA *

Operation Copperhead Operation Copperhead was a small military deception operation run by the British during the Second World War. It formed part of Operation Bodyguard, the cover plan for the invasion of Normandy in 1944, and was intended to mislead German intel ...

, WWII deception operation * Southwest Florida Copperheads, a rugby league team in the United States