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Western cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma

Photo by LisaPowers
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Neonate approximately 20 cm long. Caramel colored body with darker chocolate saddles and a bright saffron tail tip.

Habitat:

Crossing a paved greenway on its way to hibernaculum.

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PublishedNovember 4, 2014

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