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Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Florida CottonmouthAgkistrodon conanti
Eastern CopperheadAgkistrodon contortrix
Plain-bellied WatersnakeNerodia erythrogaster
Common WatersnakeNerodia sipedon
Banded WatersnakeNerodia fasciata
Diamondback WatersnakeNerodia rhombifer
Brown WatersnakeNerodia taxispilota
Western RatsnakePantherophis obsoletus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 23,255 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 8,198 |
| Illinois | 2,725 |
| Kentucky | 2,075 |
| Louisiana | 2,065 |
| Missouri | 2,043 |
| Alabama | 1,815 |
| South Carolina | 1,437 |
| Arkansas | 1,346 |
| North Carolina | 1,275 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Practical
- VenomousProduces venom for defense or huntingChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Vipers · Viperidae |
| Genus | Copperheads, Cottonmouths, and Cantils · Agkistrodon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Northern Cottonmouth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.