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Rust-Colored Cottonmouth or Just Plain Dirty?

April 17, 2024 by Steve Creek
Rust-Colored Cottonmouth

Investigating the unusual rust-colored appearance of a Cottonmouth snake spotted in Oklahoma – is it a natural variation or just dried mud?

Categories National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snakes Tags cottonmouth, mud stain, natural variation, snake color, snake morph, wildlife

A Summer of Scarce Water Moccasins

August 22, 2023September 3, 2021 by Steve Creek
Water Moccasin Crossing Gravel Road

A first-person perspective from a wildlife photographer observing fewer sightings of Water Moccasins this summer season.

Categories Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snakes Tags cottonmouth, habitat, nature, Sally Jones Causeway, scarcity, snakes, Wildlife Photography

Upset Young Water Moccasin

November 8, 2024July 9, 2020 by Steve Creek
Upset Young Water Moccasin

Boy, did this young Water Moccasin get upset! A utility terrain vehicle passing by really got it worked up.

Categories Snakes Tags cottonmouth, oklahoma, sequoyah national wildlife refuge

Why A Water Moccasin Is Called A Cottonmouth

November 8, 2024May 3, 2020 by Steve Creek
Cottonmouth - Water Moccasin

During a Photography/hiking trip to the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma in 2014, I had a close encounter with a Cottonmouth. Despite the cool…

Categories Snakes Tags cottonmouth, oklahoma, sequoyah national wildlife refuge

Thrilling Encounter with a Young Water Moccasin

August 15, 2024September 11, 2019 by Steve Creek
Young Water Moccasin

A first-hand account of a wildlife photographer’s exciting experience capturing an image of a venomous young Water Moccasin in its natural habitat in Oklahoma.

Categories Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snakes Tags cottonmouth, Nature Photography, snake, wildlife encounter, Wildlife Photography

Cottonmouth In Tall Grass

February 24, 2023August 2, 2019 by Steve Creek
Cottonmouth In Tall Grass

During my walk on one of the service roads at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, I had a close encounter with a Cottonmouth, also known as a…

Categories Snakes Tags cottonmouth, Grass, oklahoma, sequoyah national wildlife refuge

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