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Out of every water snake found in Oklahoma, the cottonmouth is the only venomous kind, according to Dwayne Elmore, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension wildlife specialist.
The United States has about 30 species of venomous snakes, which include 23 species of rattlesnakes, three species of coral snakes, and four species of American moccasins. Although at least one species of venomous snake is found in every state except Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island and Alaska, the vast majority are found in warm weather states.
Found in the eastern and central portions of Oklahoma, the venomous copperhead snake plays an important role in controlling to rodent and vermin populations, according to the wildlife department.
This is a list of snakes found in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Snakes of Oklahoma. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2009) Non ...
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Eastern diamondback rattlesnake at the Saint Louis Zoo Detail of rattle. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species and is one of the heaviest known species of venomous snake, with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring 2.4 m (7.8 ft) in length and weighing 15.4 kg (34 lb).
There are, however, two exceptions: Rhabdophis sequesters toxins from the toads it eats, then secretes them from nuchal glands to ward off predators; and a small unusual population of garter snakes in the US state of Oregon retains enough toxins in their livers from ingested newts to be effectively poisonous to small local predators (such as ...
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