Record #:

2460

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

Found in swamps and other freshwater habitats in the Sandhills and the Coastal Plain, the cottonmouth moccasin is a dangerous snake and best left alone. The largest eastern cottonmouth ever measured, caught in the Dismal Swamp, was over six feet.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 8, Aug 1995, p24-27, il

Subject(s):

Agkistrodon piscivorus; Poisonous snakes