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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 ...
Agkistrodon is a genus of pit vipers commonly known as American moccasins. [2] [3] The genus is endemic to North America, ranging from the Southern United States to northern Costa Rica. [1] Eight species are currently recognized, [4] [5] all of them monotypic and closely related. [6] Common names include: cottonmouths, copperheads, and cantils. [7]
Agkistrodon laticinctus, commonly known as the broad-banded copperhead, is a venomous pit viper species, [2] formerly considered a subspecies [3] of Agkistrodon contortrix, which is found in the central United States, from Kansas, through Oklahoma and throughout central Texas.
Cottonmouth snakes, also known as water moccasins, are cousins of copperheads — a venomous snake frequently seen in the Triangle. Although cottonmouths are primarily found in the eastern part of ...
Cottonmouths are venomous, semi-aquatic snakes, also known as “water moccasins.” They have large, triangular heads and wide jowls due to their venom-filled glands. ... Southern Copperhead. The ...
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Red Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum syspila. Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum flagellum. Mississippi Green Water Snake Nerodia cyclopion. Yellow-bellied Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster. Broad-banded Water Snake Nerodia fasciata confluens. Diamond-backed Water Snake Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer. Northern Water Snake ...
Missouri is home to 43 types of snakes, with around 27 varieties found in the Kansas City area. They range in size from the tiny 7-inch Flat-Headed Snake to the Bullsnake , which can reach up to ...