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distinguishing them from non-venomous water snakes, which sport round pupils and less angular heads. One of the most notable behaviors that gives the water moccasin its alternative name, “cottonmouth, ...

Bite severity: Much more severe than bites from copperheads and cottonmouths, all rattlesnake bites are considered medical ...

Western cottonmouth. Image by Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The cottonmouth ...

Many people kill rat snakes or harmless water snakes because they misclassify them as the deadly "water moccasin" snake. Without snakes, the number of prey species would increase to unnatural levels ...

Six venomous snake species reside in South Carolina ... Habitat: Cottonmouths generally prefer water, mainly inhabiting areas like riverine swamps and floodplains, lake edges, Carolina bays ...

Yes, even venomous snakes can climb trees ... It’s a widespread myth that cottonmouths, also known as water moccasins, will chase after people. But this couldn’t be further from the truth ...

Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake (the snake most people think of, large with a loud rattle)Cottonmouths (also known as water moccasins)Coral snakes (red and yellow pattern)Canebrake (timber ...

It’s a widespread myth that cottonmouths, also known as water moccasins, will chase after ... slither away without incident. Myth #4: Baby snake bites are worse because they cannot control ...