🐍 This cottonmouth, also known as a water moccasin, bit off more than it could chew. These venomous, semi-aquatic pit vipers are commonly found in wetlands, river floodplains, and swamps across the Southeast. They’re often confused with nonvenomous watersnakes, but cottonmouths will flash the bright white interior of their mouths when feeling threatened, a defensive mechanism that helped earn them their name. Despite their reputation, cottonmouths typically avoid confrontation and rarely bite u

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