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eastern cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus)
Subject: eastern cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus)
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Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus dark - eastern cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus).JPG
Resolution: 4000x3000 File Size: 4409524 Bytes Date: 2014:05:09 15:12:25 Camera: Canon PowerShot SX240 HS (Canon) F number: f/5.6 Exposure: 1/30 sec Focal Length: 63310/1000 Upload Date: 2017:02:12 01:49:59

eastern cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus)


Description
English: Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus, dark form, at Francis Beidler Forest
Date 9 May 2014, 15:12:25
Author Mgoodyear
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agkistrodon_piscivorus_piscivorus_dark.JPG

Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus is a venomous pitviper, one of three subspecies of Agkistrodon piscivorus, with different geographic distributions, found in the south eastern United States. Common names: eastern cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, water moccasin, moccasin. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Viperidae, Genus: Agkistrodon, Subspecies: Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789).
Synonyms:
Crotalus piscivorus – Lacépède, 1789
Trigonocephalus piscivorus – Duméeril & Bibron, 1854
Ancistrodon piscivorus – Cope, 1860
Toxicophis piscivorus – Baird & Girard, 1853
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus – Conant & Collins, 1991

Comments
Guest
This is NOT a cotton mouth. There are clearly lines on the mouth of the snake which indicate that it is a harmless water snake, NOT a venomous cottonmouth.

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