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title: "Florida-Wassermokassinotter"
description: "Agkistrodon conanti — Reptilien. The Florida cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti) is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/florida-cottonmouth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Florida-Wassermokassinotter

> Agkistrodon conanti — Reptilien. The Florida cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti) is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae.

- Scientific name: *Agkistrodon conanti*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 8081
- Wikidata: [Q4692725](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4692725)
- iNaturalist taxon: [904173](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/904173)

## Names

- en: Florida Cottonmouth
- de: Florida-Wassermokassinotter
- es: Boca de Algodón de Florida
- fr: Mocassin de Floride
- it: Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
- pt: Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
- pl: Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti

## Countries with the most observations

US (7759)

## Summary

The Florida cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti) is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the United States, where it occurs in southern Georgia and the Florida peninsula in nearly every type of wetlands in the region, including brackish water and offshore islands. However, it is not entirely dependent on water and is occasionally encountered as far as a mile (1.6 km.) from surface water. Agkistrodon conanti venom is very hemolytic and known to cause relatively extensive necrosis compared to many snake venoms, and can sometimes be lethal…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_cottonmouth

## Photo

![Florida-Wassermokassinotter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/florida-cottonmouth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Michael W Belitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67940917

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/florida-cottonmouth?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).