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Common Name: False Water Cobra Scientific Name: Hydrodynastes gigas Photographer: Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright: © 2005 Calvin J. Hamilton Date: 2005/07/27 Location: Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, Maryland

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This snake lives in tropical South America in well-watered woodlands and open scrubs. Its venom's toxicity is similar to a rattlesnake.