Explore recent publications by USGS authors, Browse all of Pubs Warehouse by publication type and year, Descriptions of US Geological Survey Report Series, Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti (Florida cottonmouth) Diet, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, The Publications Warehouse does not have links to digital versions of this publication at Agkistrodon conanti Burbrink & Conanti, 2015 Homonyms Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti Gloyd, 1969 Common names Florida Cottonmouth in English Florida Cottonmouth in English Bibliographic References.

The type locality given is "at the edge of Rochelle-Cross Creek Road, about 7 miles southeast of Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida" [USA] .Habitat it occurs in thickets along the edges of the cypress ponds of the islands, around the wooded edges of stretches of water, in areas where the woods of the islands meet pine woods, and throughout the swamp in general.In the Everglades, Allen and Swindell (1948) mentioned that it can be found in palmetto clumps as much as a quarter mile from water. Herpetol. Visible stomach contents included a small (TL ca.

At home in Florida, Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti may exceed 1,50 m with 4 kg of weight © Giuseppe Mazza.

] ""Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti" is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in the southeastern United States, and Florida in particular. Accessed 2 December, 2007. First published in 1958. It is found in the humid zones and close to the water in the south-western part of the USA.

Duellman and Swartz (1958) described the species as inhabiting aquatic environments, cypress flats and wet prairies, but not pine forests, scrub or hammocks. First published in 1958.

The type locality given is "at the edge of Rochelle-Cross Creek Road, about 7 miles southeast of Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida" [USA] .Habitat it occurs in thickets along the edges of the cypress ponds of the islands, around the wooded edges of stretches of water, in areas where the woods of the islands meet pine woods, and throughout the swamp in general.In the Everglades, Allen and Swindell (1948) mentioned that it can be found in palmetto clumps as much as a quarter mile from water. It also inhabits many offshore islands. Of combative temperament, it usually defies an intruder, by vibrating the tail and causing a sort of buzz against the vegetation, whilst the head is turned upwards, with the mouth wide open, n order to show the white mucosa, as a warning. * [http://www.calusanature.com/Animal%20Facts/Cottonmouth.htm Florida Cottonmouth] at [http://www.calusanature.com/ Calusa Nature] . Agkistrodon piscivorus is a generalist predator that feeds on a variety of prey, including snakes (Gloyd and Conant 1990.

ISBN 0-395-19979-4. Accessed 1 January 2008. A pair of dark stripes are also visible at the front of the lower jaw, as well as a pair of dark vertical stripes at the tip of the snout.Conant R. 1975. * [http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/FL-GUIDE/Agkistrodonpconanti.htm "A. p. conanti"] at [http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/ Florida Museum of Natural History] . Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 491 Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — SCHMIDT & KUNZ 2005 Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti — CROTHER et al. Agkistrodon piscivorus — Agkistrodon piscivorus …   Wikipedia, Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia, Agkistrodon piscivorus — Wassermokassinotter Wassermokassinotter (Agkistrodon piscivorus) Systematik Ordnung: Schuppenkriechtiere (Squamata) Unterord …   Deutsch Wikipedia, Mocassin d'eau — Mocassin d eau …   Wikipédia en Français, List of crotaline species and subspecies — Taxobox name = Crotalinae image caption = Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Viperidae subfamilia = Crotalinae… …   Wikipedia, List of snakes in Alabama — This is a list of snakes known to be found in Alabama.

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Not present in the lower keys, despite an old record from Key West. A biological reconnaissance of the Okefinokee Swamp in Georgia. 48 plates. An empirical difference, which may be of help, is the behaviour when a person approaches: the harmless water snakes (genus Nerodia) jump quickly and instantly into the water, with a loud splash, whilst the moccasins tend to remain where they are, showing the intimidating demonstrations I was talking of, or to get away more slowly and with more dignity, as is convenient to an animal who knows to be holding a fatal weapon. ISBN 0-916984-20-6.]

ISBN 0-395-19979-4. Agkistrodon piscivorus is a generalist predator that feeds on a variety of prey, including snakes (Gloyd and Conant 1990.

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* Wright AH, Bishop SC. 1969. 1958. The cottonmouth moccasin of Florida. Figure 3-3.

* List of crotaline species and subspecies*** Snakebite. Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Review. Living Snakes of the World in Color.

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Accessed 2 December, 2007. Florida State Mus., 3: 181-324. Otherwise these snakes tend to aggregate around drying water holes, most likely because of the increasing concentration of available prey. Second Edition. Advanced nose and extending dark bands disappearing with age.

Not present in the lower keys, despite an old record from Key West. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). 480 pp. Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Review. Herpetological Review 47 (2): 307 - get paper here; Guiher, Timothy J. and Frank T. Burbrink 2008.

Genus: Agkistrodon: Species: piscivorus: Subspecies: conanti: Common Names ( subsp. ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Accessed 1 January 2008. Intergradation with "A. p. piscivorus" occurs from southern South Carolina, west across Georgia, through the western part of the Florida panhandle to southeastern Alabama. Philadelphia, 67: 139-192.External links** [http://www.centralfloridazoo.org/our-animals/florida-cottonmouth.shtml Florida Cottonmouth] at [http://www.centralfloridazoo.org/ Central Florida Zoo] . 1987.

This subspecies can be distinguished from other Agkistrodon piscivorus subspecies by its 11 to 16 dark dorsal cross-bands, dark cheek stripe, dark vertical stripes at the first * [http://www.calusanature.com/Animal%20Facts/Cottonmouth.htm Florida Cottonmouth] at [http://www.calusanature.com/ Calusa Nature] . A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. Intergradation with "A. p. leucostoma" occurs east of Mobile Bay, Alabama, and slightly further east from there. Rev. The home range is not much vast, but it includes not only Florida, but also the extreme South of Georgia and the islands off Florida coast. Florida State Mus., 3: 181-324.

Herpetologica, 4 (suppl. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. 193 pp.). ""Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti" is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in the southeastern United States, and Florida in particular. Two additional subspecies of North American crotalid snakes, genus "Agkistrodon".

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* Duellman WE, Swartz A.