r/herpetology • u/PAKskateboarding • 2d ago

Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti)

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A buddy of mine removes snakes from people’s yards and relocates them. He showed me this beauty before releasing her in a nature preserve.

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u/Lovemybee 2d ago

Your buddy has a cool job/hobby!

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u/PAKskateboarding 2d ago

He definitely does. I’m just happy he shares his findings with me!

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u/Phylogenizer 2d ago

Please remember to also include rough geographic location in posts about wild animals (rule 4)

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u/PAKskateboarding 2d ago

My bad. SW Florida

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u/Phylogenizer 2d ago

No worries! Thank you!

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u/LavastormSW 2d ago

What a beautiful threat display. Cottonmouths are so cool

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u/vaping_menace 1d ago

That ain't missin many meals lol

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u/Vaper_Bern 1d ago

Probably not, but also it's flattening itself out to make it look bigger so as to help scare off predators.

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u/Umbr33on 1d ago

Pretty baby, so grumpy.

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u/Robnog1979 1d ago

Another FAFO

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u/GothScottiedog16 1d ago

That’s a great shot.

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u/Bouvier1969 2d ago

I relocated about 20 of these from my property

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u/PAKskateboarding 1d ago

That’s dope! What area?

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u/Bouvier1969 1d ago

My neighbors just spent $4k at the vet from their dog getting bit.

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u/Bouvier1969 1d ago

W.central Florida on the gulf coast

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u/LoudAudience5332 1d ago

Yikes 😳, ready to strike

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u/whiitetail 1d ago

Love this, beautiful animals