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The University of Kentucky says the main types of venomous snakes found in the commonwealth are copperheads, pigmy rattlesnakes, timber rattlesnakes and western cottonmouths.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Tennessee's other venomous snakes are copperheads and cottonmouths.
—Kirsten Fiscus, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Tennessee's other venomous snakes are copperheads and cottonmouths.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
But native predators may be starting to fight back, according to researchers who have documented cases of alligators, cottonmouth snakes and bobcats killing Burmese pythons.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Tennessee's other venomous snakes are copperheads and cottonmouths.
—Kirsten Fiscus, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Tennessee's other venomous snakes are copperheads and cottonmouths.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
But native predators may be starting to fight back, according to researchers who have documented cases of alligators, cottonmouth snakes and bobcats killing Burmese pythons.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Cottonmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottonmouth. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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cottonmouth
noun
cot·ton·mouth
ˈkät-ᵊn-ˌmau̇th 
Medical Definition
cottonmouth
noun
cot·ton·mouth
ˈkät-ᵊn-ˌmau̇th
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