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Cottonmouth
What do Cottonmouth eat?
Frogs, fish, smaller snakes (including other cottonmouths), small water birds and small mammals, carrion, and sometimes fish on stringers make up the ...
What do Cottonmouth do?
Cottonmouths kill with a single, venomous bite, then wrap around their prey until it stops moving before swallowing their food whole. Cottonmouths mat...
How long do Cottonmouth live?
Cottonmouths have a lifespan of less than ten years. When swimming, the cottonmouth holds its head above water with most of its body barely touching t...
Who eats the cottonmouth?
Adult cottonmouth snakes do not have many predators except for humans. Largemouth bass, snapping turtles, otters, raccoons, egrets, owls, hawks, and c...
How poisonous is a cottonmouth?
Although bites are rare, cottonmouth venom is potent and can be deadly to humans. Anyone who suffers a cottonmouth bite should seek medical attention ...
Is a cottonmouth warm or cold blooded?
Are water moccasins cold blooded?What is the difference between a cottonmouth and a water moccasin?Will a cottonmouth chase you?Why are cottonmouth s...
Where does the cotton mouth live?
Cottonmouths range from southeastern Virginia through eastern North and South Carolina, south to Florida, west to Texas, and north along the Mississip...
What is a cottonmouth?
Is a cottonmouth a water moccasin?How poisonous is a cottonmouth?Why is it called cottonmouth?What is the difference between a water snake and a cott...
Can you have a cottonmouth snake as a pet?
If kept merely as a pet, the cottonmouth may be kept warm and active all winter long and it will usually continue to eat. ... The eastern cottonmouth ...