Great blue heron eating a cottonmouth (I’m told, not a snake expert). Never would have imagined when this year started that my best performing video of 2023 would be a great blue heron but here we are. Not only was this my best of the year but it’s also my most viewed video of all time coming in at over 80 million views combined across each platform. Thank you for watching and for a great 2023. #happynewyear | Harry Collins Photography

Lovely young cottonmouth for this venom extraction! Agkistrodon piscivorus #natureisawesome #coolsnakes #venomislife #venomoussnake #reptiles #reptilezoo #herpetology #snake #reptile #kyreptilezoo #snakes #pitviper #agkistrodon #agkistrodonpiscivorus #cottonmouth | Kentucky Reptile Zoo

Agkistrodon piscivorus ~ The Fish Eater 30 August 2023 This video shows the large male cottonmouth from our previous photo post, “The Fisherman” enjoying his catch where everyone knows a fish tastes best - right by the water where it was caught. The fish is a redear sunfish or "shellcracker," Lepomis microlophus. He is under some pressure to get it down before being discovered by a nearby competitor, another male attracted by the alluring aroma of dinner, who has just showed up on the opposite b