Cottonmouths, also known as water moccasins, are primarily found in the southeastern United States, including states like Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. They are often found in or near water sources like swamps, marshes, and slow-moving streams. Cottonmouths are venomous snakes known for their distinctive appearance and aggressive behavior.
Yes, they are extremely venomous. More venomous than its cousin, the copperhead.
Vipers (including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths), boa constrictors, and some North American colubrids such as garter snakes, ribbon snakes, water snakes, earth snakes, and brown snakes
Pit vipers, such as rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths, have pit organs. These heat-sensitive organs allow them to detect infrared radiation given off by warm-blooded prey, aiding in hunting and navigation.
In Indiana, the venomous snakes to be aware of are the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake and the Timber rattlesnake. It's important to be cautious and avoid these snakes if encountered in their natural habitat.
Cottonmouths are like rattlesnakes venom-wise. If the person bit is sensitive to the venom, they could die within minutes, but most people would not die, they would suffer the venom affect for hours or days and may die from complications (infection from burst skin swelling, etc.). Most people die from a heart attack/fear after being bitten and not the poison.
Cottonmouths live where there are lots of prey
Yes, they do. I found it in a book in my school library.
yes
The Cottonmouth is ovoviviparous. (live young) =)
Columbus Cottonmouths was created in 1996.
Cottonmouths reproduce sexually. The female's eggs are fertilized by the male.
None. Rattlesnakes are a New World family of snakes. In the pit viper group along with cottonmouths and copperheads.
I dnt know
they slither around from place to place
Mostly, cottonmouths grow to 48 inches. But some cottonmouths grew a whopping 9 feet.
marsh, wetlands. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
all snakes lay eggs NO - All snakes don't lay eggs! Cottonmouths give birth to live young. They don't lay eggs!