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The different names come in because of the snakes' defensive display. The snake coils up and opens it's mouth wide-revealing the white flesh of the inside of it's mouth...hence, cotton-mouth.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoSame animal, different names. Like a baby frog is a tadpole or pollywog.
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∙ 12y agoYes the cotton mouth is a water moccasin. They get the name from the seminol Indians when it opened its mouth as warning it showed the cotton white insides its mouth.
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What is the other common name for a Cottonmouth?
Water Moccasin
Are there poisonous snakes in sussex county?
Yes-the cottonmouth, or water moccasin
How did the water moccasin get its name?
How did the cottonmouth (water moccasin) get its name? From it's treat display, opening it's mouth as a warning.
What is the habitat for a water moccasin?
The Cottonmouth Water Moccasin lives in swamps, creeks, and wetland areas in all parts of Mississippi.
What are cottonmouth life stages?
The cottonmouth snake, also referred to the water moccasin, is a venomous snake that lives in warmer climates. The snakes life stages are egg, baby and adult.
How did the water moccasin get its nickname?
Cottonmouth
What is the other common name for a Cottonmouth?
Water Moccasin
What is another name for the Water Moccasin?
the other name for a moccasin snake is the cotton mouth
Is the water moccasin in extinct?
No, the cottonmouth or water moccasin is a very common venomous snake of the south, found near water.
Are there poisonous snakes in sussex county?
Yes-the cottonmouth, or water moccasin
Which types of snake is white when opened?
The Cottonmouth snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus), also known as the Water Moccasin.
How did the water moccasin get its name?
How did the cottonmouth (water moccasin) get its name? From it's treat display, opening it's mouth as a warning.
Which water moccasin got its name from having white inside its mouth?
The Cottonmouth.
What is a water moccasin called because of the white inside its mouth?
Its other name is the Cottonmouth.
How does the cottonmouth water moccasin detect its warm blooded prey?
by using vibrations in the ground
How did water get the name water?
How did the cottonmouth (water moccasin) get its name? From it's treat display, opening it's mouth as a warning.
What is the habitat for a water moccasin?
The Cottonmouth Water Moccasin lives in swamps, creeks, and wetland areas in all parts of Mississippi.
