agkistrodon piscivorus, 22 april 2012

Say hello to the cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus. This videograph details a young cottonmouth likely an intergrade between the Florida cottonmouth (A. p. conanti) and Eastern cottonmouth (A. p. piscivorus) subspecies recorded and photographed at Grand Bay WMA in south Georgia (just east of Valdosta). Though I suspect this individual was riding some serious Florida cottonmouth DNA, it s extremely difficult to differentiate younger individuals. Further, intergradation is not uncommon in this s