15-577: Cantil may refer to: Several different venomous snake species within the Agkistrodon genus Tani Cantil-Sakauye (born 1959), 28th Chief Justice of California Cantil, California , small town in the United States Cantil, an alternate name of the drug mepenzolate The Portuguese name of a certain type of wine bottle, more commonly known under its German name Bocksbeutel Topics referred to by
30-540: A deadly venomous snake was in a 1765 publication. The nickname is used to refer to both cottonmouths and copperheads. According to the Word Detective, this use may be related to their color and appearance or the silence with which they move. Another source for this name may be the Native American word "mokesoji" of unknown origin and meaning. Members of this genus have a number of features in common. All species have
45-407: A frog's lung after it was anesthetized and its chest cavity dissected open. A drop of solution containing a venom concentration of 1 mg/ml was enough to cause contraction of the pulmonary artery adventitia after 5-8 sec in a frog weighing 40 g. The study found, however, that this toxic effect is simply a tool the snake can choose to employ from an accessory venom gland it has. In most instances,
60-544: A male may account for up to 5% of litters in the wild, even in areas that have males present. This phenomenon had previously only been observed in captive populations. [2] Pit vipers of the genus Agkistrodon rely on a potent venom they produce for their survival. Used to immobilize prey and fend off predators , one bite can inject enough venom into a human to cause severe pain, swelling, weakness, difficulty breathing, hemorrhaging, gangrene, fever, vomiting, and in rare instances, even death. The venom of all three species
75-654: A relatively broad head with short fangs. A loreal scale is present, except in A. piscivorus . Usually, nine large symmetrical platelike scales are on the crown of the head, but in all species, these are often irregularly fragmented or have sutures, especially in A. bilineatus . All have a sharply defined canthus rostralis and a vertically elliptical pupil. Usually eight (6-10) supralabial scales and usually 10-11 (8-13) sublabials are present. The dorsal scales are mostly keeled and at midbody number 21-25 (usually 23), while A. piscivorus has 23-27 (usually 25). The snake has 127-157 ventral scales and 36-71 subcaudals . Of
90-1163: A sister species to them both. They are found in North America from the northeastern and central United States southward through peninsular Florida and southwestern Texas , and in Central America on the Atlantic versant from Tamaulipas and Nuevo León southward to the Yucatan Peninsula , Belize , and Guatemala . They are seen along the Pacific coastal plain and lower foothills from Sonora south through Guatemala, El Salvador , Honduras , and Nicaragua to northwestern Costa Rica . All are semiaquatic to terrestrial and are often found near sources of water. However, A. contortrix and A. bilineatus are also found in dry habitats, often far from permanent streams or ponds. The members of this genus are all ovoviviparous . A 2012 study found that they are not only capable of parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction), but that litters created without
105-514: A study conducted at the College of Medicine at the University of Florida , venom from A. piscivorous was injected into the lymph fluid of a frog . The frog immediately suffocated because of the collapse of its lung sacs. The venom even resulted in lung constriction when directly applied to the surface of the frog's lungs. To test this, trace amounts of venom were dropped onto a single pulmonary sac in
120-419: Is assumed to be not unlike that of A. contortrix , which contains thrombin-like enzymes that act upon the coagulant activity of the blood. A study of electrophoretic patterns of proteins in venoms among and within populations of A. contortrix and A. piscivorus showed that substantial variation exists, and no reason exists to believe that these differences do not correspond with variations in toxicity. In
135-577: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Agkistrodon Agkistrodon is a genus of pit vipers commonly known as American moccasins. The genus is endemic to North America , ranging from the Southern United States to northern Costa Rica . Eight species are currently recognized, all of them monotypic and closely related. Common names include: cottonmouths , copperheads , and cantils . The name Agkistrodon comes from
150-597: The Greek words ankistron ( ἄγκιστρον , 'fishhook', with the irregular transliteration gk rather than the usual nk ) and odon ( ὀδών ) 'tooth' and is likely a reference to the fangs. Some varieties of the genus are given the common name "moccasin" or "moccasin snake" in the United States, which is the Algonquian word for " shoe ". The origin of this nickname is unknown. The first known use of "moccasin" to refer to
165-625: The latter, some may be divided. The anal scale is single. All have a color pattern of 10-20 dark crossbands on a lighter ground color, although sometimes the crossbands are staggered as half bands on either side of the body. The phylogeny of the species has long been controversial. Studies based on morphological and venom characteristics support the idea that A. bilineatus and A. contortrix are more closely related. However, an analysis of mitochondrial DNA , as well as more recent molecular studies, have concluded that A. bilineatus and A. piscivorus are sister taxa, with A. contortrix being
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#1732851918642180-408: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cantil . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cantil&oldid=909989226 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
195-621: The scale just in front of and covering the cloacal opening. This scale can be either single ("anal entire") or paired ("anal divided"). When paired, the division is oblique. The anal scale is preceded by the ventral scales and followed by the subcaudal scales . See also [ edit ] Snake scales References [ edit ] ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxicology of Old World Vipers . Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2 . ^ Wright AH , Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of
210-508: The viper injects a venom that tends to immobilize, not kill, its prey before ingestion . In this case, the main venom glands secrete a toxin that inhibits the prey's sympathetic response to flee or fend off its predator. This essentially stuns the animal so that the predator can easily attack. ( Günther 1863) ( Linnaeus 1766) Gloyd & Conant , 1934 Conant 1984 ( Lacépède 1798) Gloyd 1969 Gloyd , 1972 Burger & Robertson, 1951 Type species . This genus
225-400: Was previously much larger and also included the following genera: Anal scale [REDACTED] Undivided anal scale of an elapid . [REDACTED] Divided anal scale of Ptyas mucosus , a colubrid . See the undivided ventral scales to its left and the divided caudal scales to the right. In snakes , the anal scale or anal plate is
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