Sweet Home Alabama may be a popular sentiment for humans, but there are also several dangerous, venomous snakes that call the ...

Cottonmouth snakes are venomous reptiles found in the southeastern US. They are known for their white mouth lining. Cottonmouths live in swamps and wetlands. They eat fish, lizards, and other ...

Cottonmouth (Getty Images) The eastern cottonmouth, sometimes known as a water moccasin, is a large, aquatic, and very venomous snake. They are described as being dark above – either olive ...

Outdoor Alabama lists six venomous snakes that inhabit the state: the copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake and eastern coral snake.

That is the northernmost realm of the eastern cottonmouth. The snakes are much more common south of Virginia. An average cottonmouth can reach 4 feet. A big water snake runs about 3 feet.

Outdoor Alabama lists six venomous snakes that inhabit the state: the copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake and eastern coral snake.

Georgia is home to several venomous snakes, including the Copperhead, Cottonmouth, Eastern Diamondback, Rattlesnake, and Eastern Coral Snake. “Even if you get bitten by a venomous snake ...

The Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) is one variety of the Agkistrodon genus, which includes Florida cottonmouths. Whereas eastern coral snakes prefer seclusion, northern cottonmouths ...

They also have well-developed fangs capable of injecting venom. The eastern cottonmouth, sometimes known as a water moccasin, is a large, aquatic, and very venomous snake. They are described as ...

Historically, there were distinctions between the eastern cottonmouth (which inhabited the eastern U.S.) and the western cottonmouth (found in states like Alabama, Texas, and along the Gulf Coast).

Some people fear that the venomous eastern cottonmouth, or water moccasin, lurks about Richmond, but that’s not true, experts say. “In my experience, any snake that is swimming in the water is ...