Specimen Information

Agkistrodon piscivorus
Agkistrodon piscivorus
(Cottonmouth)
Reptiles-Snakes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115677
GroupReptiles-Snakes
GenusAgkistrodon
Speciespiscivorus
Common NameCottonmouth
StateMA
CountyNorfolk
Localitypond at the Trailside Museum, Milton
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCharles
HUC8 Number01090001
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:704
Author:Cardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell.
Date:1993
Title:Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6.
Publisher:Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Pages:95 pp
Commentslater transferred to an out of state zoo. confiscated from collector who says he collect it at this site.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalFranklin Park Zoo ->other
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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