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cottonmouth, water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
| Subject: | cottonmouth, water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
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Date: 2015:04:20 19:18:30
Camera: NIKON D3300 (NIKON CORPORATION)
F number: f/5.6
Exposure: 10/600 sec
Focal Length: 550/10
Upload Date: 2017:04:27 09:48:18
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Agkistrodon piscivorus (cottonmouth) at night at the University of Mississippi Field Station.
Date 20 April 2015, 20:18:30
Author Fredlyfish4
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agkistrodon_piscivorus_UMFS_2015.JPG
The cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus), also known as water moccasin, swamp moccasin, black moccasin, cottonmouth, gapper, or simply viper, is a venomous snake, a species of pit viper, found in the southeastern United States. Adults are large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ancistro (hooked) and odon (tooth), and the specific name comes from the Latin piscis (fish) and voro (to eat); thus, the scientific name translates into “hooked-tooth fish-eater”.
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Scientific Name: Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacepede, 1789)
Common Names: Cottonmouth, Water Moccasin, Swamp Moccasin, Black Moccasin, Gapper, Viper
Synonyms:
Crotalus piscivorus Lacépède, 1789
Trigonocephalus piscivorus Dumeril & Bibron, 1854
Ancistrodon piscivorus Cope, 1860
Toxicophis piscivorus Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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