water moccasin
Venomous wetland serpent
A water moccasin is a venomous pit viper native to the southeastern United States, found in swamps, marshes, and slow-moving waterways.
Also called a cottonmouth for its habit of displaying the white interior of its mouth when threatened.
The term is sometimes loosely applied to nonvenomous water snakes in the same region: I saw a snake by the creek—probably just a harmless water snake, not a true water moccasin.
Venomous semiaquatic pit viper
- pit viperHeat-sensing venomous snake
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- serpentCunning, limbless reptile
- viperFanged toxic serpent
scales · fangs · slither · cold-blooded · ectothermic · herpetology · coil · shedding
Waterlogged land with vegetation
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
stream · pond · lake · bayou · slough · floodplain · freshwater · brackish
Injected animal poison
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- hemotoxicPoisonous to blood tissue
- cytotoxicToxic to cells
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
bite · antivenom · dangerous · deadly · lethal · toxin · necrosis · swelling
Locomotion through water
- gapingWide open, agape
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- stand groundRefuse to yield
- nocturnalActive during darkness
cottonmouth
Venomous semiaquatic pit viper
- pit viperHeat-sensing venomous snake
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- serpentCunning, limbless reptile
viper · scales · fangs · slither · cold-blooded · ectothermic · herpetology · coil · shedding · sunning
swamp
Waterlogged land with vegetation
creek · stream · pond · lake · bayou · slough · floodplain · freshwater · brackish · riparian
venom
Injected animal poison
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- hemotoxicPoisonous to blood tissue
- cytotoxicToxic to cells
fangs · bite · antivenom · dangerous · deadly · lethal · toxin · necrosis · swelling · tissue damage
swimming
Locomotion through water
- gapingWide open, agape
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- stand groundRefuse to yield
- aquatic predatorsshark, great white shark, great white, tiger shark, bull shark
- bayoualligator, gator, cypress tree, cypress trees, marshland
- snakescobra, anaconda, boa, viper, python
- swampalligator, bayou, bald cypress, cattail, cottonmouth
- Swamp Wildlifealligator, crawfish, cottonmouth, egret, heron
- swampsbayou, bayous, bald cypress, cypress swamps, alligators
water moccasingarter snake
Small harmless North American serpent
rat snake · corn snake · milk snake · ribbon snake · green snake
water moccasinpond turtle
Freshwater shelled reptile
painted turtle · bullfrog · largemouth bass · bluegill · crawfish
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