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The Florida cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti) is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the United States, where it occurs in southern Georgia and the Florida peninsula in nearly every type of wetlands in the region, including brackish water and offshore islands ...
Western cottonmouth: Dubois and Harrison counties: state endangered: high: Carphophis amoenus helenae: Midwestern worm snake: southern 1/2: unknown: minimal Cemophora coccinea copei: Northern scarlet snake: Floyd county: state endangered: minimal Clonophis kirtlandii: Kirtland's snake: everywhere but southwest: state endangered: minimal Coluber ...
In 2.5 years, the snake had accepted three species of frogs, including a large bullfrog, a spotted salamander, water snakes, garter snakes, sparrows, young rats, and three species of mice. [8] Brimley (1944) described a captive specimen that ate copperheads ( A. contortrix ), as well as members of its own species, keeping its fangs embedded in ...
The thought of getting bitten by a venomous snake is a nightmare for most people. For 19-year-old Florida man Zamar Miller, it became a reality. Stepping out of his house on the night of July 4 ...
The cottonmouth’s name-defining characteristic includes its white (or very pale colored) mouth. The snake’s mouth is a stark contrast to the its darker colored, thick body, N.C. Park’s ...
Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivoris) Appearance: Cottonmouths are heavy-bodied snakes with an average length of 2 1/2 feet-4 feet. Color can vary from brown to almost black with indistinct bands ...
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
Some varieties of the genus are given the common name "moccasin" or "moccasin snake" in the United States, which is the Algonquian word for "shoe". The origin of this nickname is unknown. The first known use of "moccasin" to refer to a deadly venomous snake was in a 1765 publication. The nickname is used to refer to both cottonmouths and ...