cottonmouth, water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus) WATER-VIPER
Trigonocephalus piscivorus
Date 1802
Source/Photographer Shaw Genaral Zoology III
Old Latin name Trigonocephalus piscivorus
New Latin name Agkistrodon piscivorus
Common name Nederlands: Watermoccasinslang
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The cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus), also known as water moccasin, swamp moccasin, black moccasin, cottonmouth, gapper, or simply viper, 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.
