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Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti)

Created: November 25th, 2014 - 08:55 PM
Last Modified: November 25th, 2014 - 09:17 PM Entered by: Gabrielle BREE McGhee
Record 207805
Country:
United States 		State:
Florida 		County:
Clay County 		Time:
2014-11-25 00:00:00
Qty:
1 		Age:
Adult 		Sex:
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Road cruising 		Habitat:
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Body Temperature:
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65.00F 		Ground Temperature:
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Sky Conditions:
Light rain 		Moon Phase:
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Comments

Posted by Jake Schneider on Nov 28, 2014 at 10:03 PM

Cottonmouths are definately an underappreciated species, probably because they're so common. They behave much differently than most snakes. I really find their diet interesting. It seems they'll eat just about everything they can find, frogs, fish, salamanders, small mammals, turtles, insects, snakes, roadkill, and even other cottonmouths. They're certainly not picky about what they're eating.

Posted by Noah Mueller on Nov 26, 2014 at 08:11 AM

I've really come to appreciate this species. It seems like you can find them any time of the year just about anywhere!