A cottonmouth snake at the Francis Beidler Forest Audubon wildlife sanctuary in Four Holes Swamp near Harleyville, South Carolina.

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A cottonmouth snake at the Francis Beidler Forest Audubon wildlife sanctuary in Four Holes Swamp near Harleyville, South Carolina.

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Size: 3648px × 5472px
Location: near Harleyville, South Carolina
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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