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Recent Examples of cottonmouth moccasin
Like the black mamba, the color of the inside of the cottonmouth moccasin’s mouth inspires its name, not its scales.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2022
Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cottonmouth moccasin
- water moccasin
- garter snake
- diamondback rattlesnake
- coral snake
- water snake
- milk snake
- pine snake
- gopher snake
Noun
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That told them that the snake was likely a venomous adult water moccasin.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2024
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Among them are the rattlesnake, cottonmouth (or water moccasin), copperhead and coral snake.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American-Statesman,
6 June 2024
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Virginia and Massachusetts have recognized other garter snake species as official state reptiles.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Every male in the crowd competes to align their tails with the lone female red-sided garter snake for a chance at copulation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake In the deserts and suburbs of the American Southwest, one snake is responsible for more domestic run-ins with humans than any other — the western diamondback rattlesnake, or Crotalus atrox.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is known as being one of the most dangerous snakes in America.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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All sorts of animals that would horrify the average homeowner — like a four-foot-long venomous coral snake — were now his neighbors, which led to deeper reflections.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
11 Nov. 2024
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This family of about 400 species includes coral snakes, cobras, and mambas and is considered medically important since their bites can destroy tissue, cause the heart to collapse, induce blindness, and more.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Sep. 2024
Noun
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On a water snake, there’s no mask, just little vertical stripes below the eye.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2024
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For one thing, rattlesnakes have different fat profiles than Chinese water snakes.—
Jordan Friedman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Fort Worth Zoo is one of four places across North America that houses the Louisiana pine snake species.—
Nicholas Rice,
Peoplemag,
19 May 2024
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The Fort Worth Zoo has released a total of 229 Louisiana pine snakes into the wild in recent years, per the facility.—
Nicholas Rice,
Peoplemag,
19 May 2024
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In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because the species has no natural predators in the state.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because the species has no natural predators in the state.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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“Cottonmouth moccasin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottonmouth%20moccasin. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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