Florida cottonmouth, green-tailed moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti) Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida.
Description Big Cypress National Preserve, FL
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Date 20080411
Author Athene cunicularia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Athene_cunicularia)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Agkistrodon-piscivorus.jpg
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti, the Florida cottonmouth or green-tailed moccasin, is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in the southeastern United States, and Florida in particular. The subspecies was named in honor of the late American herpetologist, Roger Conant. Common names: water moccasin, cotton-mouthed snake. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Viperidae, Genus: Agkistrodon, Species: Agkistrodon piscivorus, Subspecies: Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti Gloyd, 1969
