How did the cottonmouth (water moccasin) get its name? From it's treat display, opening it's mouth as a warning.
The Cotton-Mouth
Water Moccasin
A water moccasin can get about five feet long.
Yes it can.
The most common predators of the water moccasin are: foxes, hawks, shrews, and skunks.
The water moccasin has facial pits in their jaws. This allows them to sense the heat of their prey. They also have paralyzing venom.
A water moccasin snake's scientific name is Agkistrodon piscivorus.
the other name for a moccasin snake is the cotton mouth
Water Moccasin
A water moccasin can get about five feet long.
How did the cottonmouth (water moccasin) get its name? From it's treat display, opening it's mouth as a warning.
No - they are completely separate species. The banded water snake or Southern water snake has the Latin name Nerodia fasciata - the Water moccasin is Agkistrodon piscivorus. Additionally - The banded water snake is non-venomous, as opposed to the highly venomous Water moccasin !
The Cottonmouth.
Water moccasin venom isn't a cure for HIV.
Shoes or water snake, it's moccasin.
Its other name is the Cottonmouth.
No, water moccasin is a common noun. It is a general word for a type of snake.
No, the cottonmouth or water moccasin is a very common venomous snake of the south, found near water.