

The Fur Animals of Louisiana 



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One of the principal enemies of the muskrat is the moccasin snake. One is photographed 

 here making its way toward a young muskrat seated on a raft of dry grasses. 



The greatest toll taken by the moccasin is of the mice, or very young muskrats. The 

 snake has been photographed in the act of swallowing a baby muskrat. 



