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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the boxes the men heard the water rise in the trench and looked out for cottonmouths. Why Huish and Todd Marinovich might try hockey next: The new team in Georgia playing in the Central Hockey League is known as the Columbus Cottonmouths . On any given day during this annual migration--repeated in reverse between mid-March and mid-May--visitors can see venomous copperheads, timber rattlers, and cottonmouths, as well as nonvenomous king and rat snakes, yellowbellies, and green (a threatened species in Illinois), garter, earth, and ringneck snakes. |
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