Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)

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$Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) \nTaken in Gates Co., NC at Merchants Millpond State Park on March 29, 2003.$ $Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) \nTaken in Gates Co., NC at Merchants Millpond State Park on March 29, 2003.$ $Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) \nTaken in Gates Co., NC at Merchants Millpond State Park on March 29, 2003.$ $Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) \nTaken in Scotland Co.,NC on April 20,2003 in the Sandhills Gamelands.$ $Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) \nReady to Strike!\nTaken in the Sandhills Gamelands near Scotland Lake in Scotland Co., NC on April 20,2003.$ $Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) \nReady to Strike!\nTaken in the Sandhills Gamelands near Scotland Lake in Scotland Co., NC on April 20,2003.$ $Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) \nTaken in Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve in Moore Co., NC on June 05, 2004.$ $Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) \nTaken in the Catfish Lake Road power line in Croatan National Forest in Craven Co., NC on August 06, 2004.$

The name "cottonmouth" was derived because when the mouth is open it looks like cotton inside as in the fifth photo above.

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