NPSpecies

Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.

Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Possible pest; Interaction with park visitor's could cause problems due to poisonous bite--Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.

Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.

Park Species Detail: Se synonym Agkistrodon contortrix to view additional species evidence. Mount Misery, primarily on rocky slopes in upland forest; Encountered 16 times. This species may be more widespread throughout VAFO than indicated by this inventory, which may have failed to detect individuals elsewhere due to their cryptic coloration and secretive nature when not basking., Park Species Data Source: Tiebout, 2003. NPBIB-552045., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Hulse, A. C., C. J. McCoy, and E. J. Censky. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY. (2) Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians eastern/central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (3) Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders ot the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. (4) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. September 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/.