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cottonmouth
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cottonmouth,
a poisonous pit viper (Agkistrodon piscivorus) commonly found near water and swamps of the southeastern part of the United States. The symptoms of the bite of a cottonmouth are rapid swelling, severe pain, skin discoloration at bite marks, and weakness. Antivenin and ventilatory/circulatory support are the usual treatments. Also called water moccasin.
moccasin [mok´ah-sin]
any of several species of snakes of the genus Agkistrodon.
highland moccasin copperhead.
water moccasin Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous semiaquatic pit viper with an olive or brown back, found in the southern United States. Called also cottonmouth.
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Or shooting cottonmouths off the old iron footbridge in the swamps next to the Valley Gin, which in the Cotton Kingdom didn't mean vodka made unpalatable by the addition of juniper juice.
Song of the south by Reed, Fred / The American Conservative
He appeared in 55 games with the Cottonmouths this season and earned 23 points, including six goals.
Pro career still alive by Laskaris, Sam / Windspeaker
Specifically, we sought to address two questions about over-wintering Cottonmouths at our study site: 1) Do Cottonmouths (a) conform to dominant environmental temperatures during the winter, (b) actively thermoregulate or (c) use hibernacula with thermal properties that differ from the dominant environmental media (air, water, soil)?
Body temperatures of over-wintering Cottonmouth snakes: hibernaculum ... by Hein, Andrew M.; Guyer, Craig / Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
 
 
 
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