Most people who live or have spent time in the southeastern United States have encountered a cottonmouth snake. These highly venomous snakes are semi-aquatic, and tend to hunt around lakes, swamps and ...
Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous water snake in North America. Read on ...