Details for Record 204038
Page: Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
Date: 5/28/2011 
2011/05/28
County: Dare
State: North Carolina
Country: United States
A Cottonmouth, or Water Mocassin, on the Outer Banks, North Carolina (5/29/2011). When noted swimming across the salt pans, we noticed that this pit viper appears to float, giving a very different impression from a water snake even at a distance.