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Water moccasin, Cotton mouth, Viper

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Description:

A semiaquatic venomous snake that will stand its ground when confronted. Personally, I've seen them several times in the wild and never really had a problem with them. Just watch your step.

Habitat:

These snakes are found in creeks, swamps and marshes.

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1 Comment

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Nice spotting! Please consider this new Snakes of the United States mission:

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1202...

MarioCisneros
Spotted by
MarioCisneros

Naples, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 15, 2012
Submitted on Jun 29, 2012

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