Garter snakes get their name from the garter belt, a narrow band of fabric once used to hold up stockings, since many species ...

Gloyd, H. K., Conant, R. 1943. A synopsis of the American forms of Agkistrodon (copperheads and moccasins). 7 (2): 156, Figure 10.

"To commemorate the First World Congress of Herpetology,held in Canterbury, United Kingdom, 11-19 September 1989."--Verso t.p. Includes Publications List of the Society. "SSAR met jointly with the ...

Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus), also known as water moccasins, live in freshwater habitats across the southeastern U.S. They are semi-aquatic, venomous snakes that can be identified when they ...