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Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
A very interesting rattle snake, in that it has no rattles.
Please change the name on your spotting as per your comment. Many thanks!
Beautiful Moccasin! : ) You should add it to the mission Snakes of the World
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...
Thanks for recognizing my mistake. Yes this is a juvenile water moccasin. My appologies.
This would be an adult, a large one, at appx. 18 inches. They shake teir tails like regular rattle snakes but it makes no sound.
If I understand these properly, rattles grow larger with each shedding, the tip of the tail retains the end of each old skin. They start with nothing.
Spotted on Jan 3, 2012
Submitted on Jan 4, 2012
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