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Western Cottonmouth Snake, 092708,
Driftwood, TX
 This
mature western cottonmouth snake was photographed
in its natural setting by Ann D. in Driftwood, Texas. Ann wrote:
"Jerry---My husband and I saw this snake
yesterday at a friend's ranch in Driftwood, Texas, on Onion Creek just
before dark. The picture is taken just below my friend's dam--the creek
isn't flowing, so there are just puddles. Someone identified it as a
yellow-bellied water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster), but we
think it is a cottonmouth. We'd like your opinion!" ME:
a firm i.d., from the first photo Ann sent (not the one on the right),
wasn't possible. So she sent more images, and this one plus others shown
on later pages, confirm this is a cottonmouth. Note the head in this
photo. It bulges at the neck and tapers in a straight line to the nose.
The body is stout, but the scales are weakly keeled, almost smooth. Ann
described the snake as docile, almost too unconcerned she and her
husband were nearby.
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