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  2. Agkistrodon piscivorus - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Florida cottonmouth - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Cottonmouths are another venomous snake in the Triangle ... - AOL

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    A dead snake, or even the detached head of a snake, can still bite because of the bite reflex. Source: cdn.atriumhealth.org A cottonmouth snake, also known as a water moccasin, in a swamp.

  5. List of fatal snake bites in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Florida — A young man became seriously ill and died as a result of a snake bite while handling a snake during one of George Went Hensley's religious services in Bartow, Florida. Shortly after, the town of Bartow passed a law that banned snake handling. [120] September 25, 1906: Frank Benham, 2, male

  6. List of snakes of Florida - Wikipedia

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    1.17 Water Snakes (Nerodia) 2 Venomous. Toggle Venomous subsection. ... This list of snakes of Florida includes all snakes in the U.S. state of Florida. Non-venomous

  7. Rare two-headed snake found in Florida - AOL

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    Florida wildlife officials are caring for a rare two-headed snake after a family found the strange reptile in Palm Harbor. The southern black racer is bicephalic, meaning it has two heads, likely ...

  8. Unusual 'Snake Bird' in Florida Canal Looks Like Some ... - AOL

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    Water moccasins, which are venomous cottonmouth snakes, have blocker heads with a more notable distinction at the neck, vertical pupils, and stockier bodies. They also have the “white” patches ...

  9. Agkistrodon - Wikipedia

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    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 ...