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| phylum | Chordata | Agkistrodon piscivorus is a venomous snake, a species of pit viper, found in the southeastern United States. Adults are large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite. This is the world's only semiaquatic viper, usually found in or near water, particularly in slow-moving and shallow lakes, streams, and marshes. The snake is a strong swimmer and will even enter the sea, successfully colonizing islands off both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| suborder | Serpentes | |
| family | Viperidae | |
| subfamily | Crotalinae | |
| genus | Agkistrodon | |
| species | A. piscivorus |
