Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Agkistrodon
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 32 more. Common: recorded in 3300 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Broad-banded Copperhead Agkistrodon laticinctus
- Mexican Moccasin Agkistrodon bilineatus
- Taylor's Cantil Agkistrodon taylori
- Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix
- Gloyd's Moccasin Agkistrodon howardgloydi
- Cantil Agkistrodon russeolus
- Florida Cottonmouth Agkistrodon conanti
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.