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Cottonmouth is the common name for Agkistrodon piscivorus, also known as the water moccasin. A venomous pit viper in the southeastern United States, there are three currently identified subspecies.

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Cottonmouth is the common name for Agkistrodon piscivorus, also known as the water moccasin. A venomous pit viper in the southeastern United States, there are three currently identified subspecies.

Agkistrodon piscivorus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Agkistrodon piscivorus 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. When antagonized, they will stand their ground by coiling their bodies and displaying their fangs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_piscivorus
ADW: Cottonmouths - Agkistrodon piscivorus

Cottonmouths have a maximum total length of 1.8 m and a maximum mass of 1700 grams. Males are typically longer, heavier, and have a greater number of subcaudal scales (enlarged scales on tail) than females.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Agkistrodon_piscivorus/
Cottonmouth - Agkistrodon piscivorus - ARKive

Learn more about the Cottonmouth - with amazing Cottonmouth photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/cottonmouth/agkistrodon-piscivorus/
Water Moccasin Snake - SnakeType

The Water Moccasin Snake or cottonmouth is a type of pit viper. They can give a bite that is very painful and it could be deadly in extreme cases.
http://www.snaketype.com/water-moccasin-snake/
Cottonmouth Snake - DesertUSA

The cottonmouth water moccasin is the only venomous semiaquatic snake in the Unites States. Pictures and more information.
http://www.desertusa.com/animals/cottonmouth.html
Facts About Water Moccasin Snakes - Livescience

The cottonmouth snake, also know as water moccasin, is North America's only poisonous water snake.
http://www.livescience.com/43597-facts-about-water-moccasin-cottonmouth-snakes.html
Cottonmouth Snake

Cottonmouth Snake website is the Official guide to identification, range, habitat and conservation status information.
http://www.cottonmouthsnake.org
Cottonmouth Snakes - AnimalCorner

The Cottonmouth Snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus) is also known as the water moccasin, the black moccasin and the black snake. The name cottonmouth comes from the fact that its mouth looks like cotton when it is open.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/cottonmouth-snakes/
Cottonmouth Snake - VenomousSnakes

The Cottonmouth Snake may be a more mellow snake than its similar brethren, but don't be fooled! The Cottonmouth produces venom with the ability to destroy blood cells and paralyze clotting systems when provoked.
http://www.venomoussnakes.net/cottonmouth.htm
Cottonmouth Snake - Facts and Dead Rodents

Cottonmouth snakes have potent venom and deserve the utmost human respect. Thorough knowledge of this species' habitats and habits is the best defense.
http://www.cottonmouthsnake.net
Cottonmouth Snake Information & Facts - Snake-Removal

Cottonmouth Snake Information & Facts for snake removal.
http://www.snake-removal.com/cottonmouth.html
Cottonmouth Fact Sheet - National Zoo

Cottonmouths have varying temperaments. They are usually not aggressive and will not attack unless agitated.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Cottonmouth.cfm

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Agkistrodon piscivorus Temporal range: Pleistocene - present ^[1] ^[2]

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Agkistrodon
Species:	A. piscivorus
Binomial name
*Agkistrodon piscivorus* ( Lacépède, 1789)
Synonyms^[4]
click to expand •Vipera aquatica (not a binomial) Catesby, 1743 •Crot[alus]. Piscivorus Lacépède, 1789 •C[rotalus]. Aquaticus Bonnaterre, 1790 •Scytale piscivora — Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 •Coluber Aquaticus — Shaw, 1802 •Ancistrodon piscivorus — Cope, 1860 •A[ncistrodon]. pugnax Cope, 1860 •T[rigonocephalus]. piscivorus var. pugnax — Jan, 1863 •Vipera Cench[ris]. Piscivorus — Higgins, 1873 •Ancistrodon piscivorus Lacépède, ssp. piscivorus — Cope, 1875 •Ancistrodon piscivorus Lacépède, ssp. pugnax — Cope, 1875 •Ancistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — Yarrow, 1882 •Ancistrodon piscivorus pugnax — Yarrow, 1882 •[Ancistrodon piscivorus] Var. pugnax — Garman, 1884 •Agkistrodon piscivorus — Garman, 1890 •Ancistrodon piscivorus — Boulenger, 1896 •Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — Gloyd & Conant, 1943 •Ancistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — Schmidt, 1953 •Agkistrodon piscivorus laurae Stewart, 1974 •Agkistrodon piscivorus — Gloyd & Conant, 1990disk,e,d

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Agkistrodon piscivorus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Agkistrodon piscivorus 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. When antagonized, they will stand their ground by coiling their bodies and displaying their fangs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_piscivorus
ADW: Cottonmouths - Agkistrodon piscivorus

Cottonmouths have a maximum total length of 1.8 m and a maximum mass of 1700 grams. Males are typically longer, heavier, and have a greater number of subcaudal scales (enlarged scales on tail) than females.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Agkistrodon_piscivorus/
Cottonmouth - Agkistrodon piscivorus - ARKive

Learn more about the Cottonmouth - with amazing Cottonmouth photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/cottonmouth/agkistrodon-piscivorus/
Water Moccasin Snake - SnakeType

The Water Moccasin Snake or cottonmouth is a type of pit viper. They can give a bite that is very painful and it could be deadly in extreme cases.
http://www.snaketype.com/water-moccasin-snake/
Cottonmouth Snake - DesertUSA

The cottonmouth water moccasin is the only venomous semiaquatic snake in the Unites States. Pictures and more information.
http://www.desertusa.com/animals/cottonmouth.html
Facts About Water Moccasin Snakes - Livescience

The cottonmouth snake, also know as water moccasin, is North America's only poisonous water snake.
http://www.livescience.com/43597-facts-about-water-moccasin-cottonmouth-snakes.html
Cottonmouth Snake

Cottonmouth Snake website is the Official guide to identification, range, habitat and conservation status information.
http://www.cottonmouthsnake.org
Cottonmouth Snakes - AnimalCorner

The Cottonmouth Snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus) is also known as the water moccasin, the black moccasin and the black snake. The name cottonmouth comes from the fact that its mouth looks like cotton when it is open.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/cottonmouth-snakes/
Cottonmouth Snake - VenomousSnakes

The Cottonmouth Snake may be a more mellow snake than its similar brethren, but don't be fooled! The Cottonmouth produces venom with the ability to destroy blood cells and paralyze clotting systems when provoked.
http://www.venomoussnakes.net/cottonmouth.htm
Cottonmouth Snake - Facts and Dead Rodents

Cottonmouth snakes have potent venom and deserve the utmost human respect. Thorough knowledge of this species' habitats and habits is the best defense.
http://www.cottonmouthsnake.net
Cottonmouth Snake Information & Facts - Snake-Removal

Cottonmouth Snake Information & Facts for snake removal.
http://www.snake-removal.com/cottonmouth.html
Cottonmouth Fact Sheet - National Zoo

Cottonmouths have varying temperaments. They are usually not aggressive and will not attack unless agitated.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Cottonmouth.cfm

Agkistrodon piscivorus Temporal range: Pleistocene - present ^[1] ^[2]

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Agkistrodon
Species:	A. piscivorus
Binomial name
*Agkistrodon piscivorus* ( Lacépède, 1789)
Synonyms^[4]
click to expand •Vipera aquatica (not a binomial) Catesby, 1743 •Crot[alus]. Piscivorus Lacépède, 1789 •C[rotalus]. Aquaticus Bonnaterre, 1790 •Scytale piscivora — Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 •Coluber Aquaticus — Shaw, 1802 •Ancistrodon piscivorus — Cope, 1860 •A[ncistrodon]. pugnax Cope, 1860 •T[rigonocephalus]. piscivorus var. pugnax — Jan, 1863 •Vipera Cench[ris]. Piscivorus — Higgins, 1873 •Ancistrodon piscivorus Lacépède, ssp. piscivorus — Cope, 1875 •Ancistrodon piscivorus Lacépède, ssp. pugnax — Cope, 1875 •Ancistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — Yarrow, 1882 •Ancistrodon piscivorus pugnax — Yarrow, 1882 •[Ancistrodon piscivorus] Var. pugnax — Garman, 1884 •Agkistrodon piscivorus — Garman, 1890 •Ancistrodon piscivorus — Boulenger, 1896 •Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — Gloyd & Conant, 1943 •Ancistrodon piscivorus piscivorus — Schmidt, 1953 •Agkistrodon piscivorus laurae Stewart, 1974 •Agkistrodon piscivorus — Gloyd & Conant, 1990disk,e,d

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Cottonmouth

Cottonmouth is the common name for Agkistrodon piscivorus, also known as the water moccasin. A venomous pit viper in the southeastern United States, there are three currently identified subspecies.

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