Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia)

"Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia)" by Ray D. Burkett, is a detailed scientific report from the mid-1900s that carefully looks at the cottonmouth snake, a venomous reptile living in the southeastern U.S., by exploring important details like what it eats, where it lives, and how it reproduces, while also explaining how it fits into its environment, using studies of live snakes in labs and dead ones from different states. The text starts by explaining the research goals, sharing how the data was collected, and pointing out how much we already know about the cottonmouth, including old stories and different names people use for it, emphasizing its economic importance and setting the stage for a complete look into this very studied snake.