DFW HERPS |
Agkistrodon piscivorus |
Cottonmouth |
COTTONMOUTH Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacepede, 1789) STATUS: Uncommon DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise HABITAT: Trinity River Bottoms and Brazos River Bottoms SUBSPECIES: Western Cottonmouth A. p. leucostoma (Troost, 1836) COMMENTS: The western cottonmouth seems to be increasing in many areas due to older lakes developing more favorable habitat. |