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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
- milk snake
- pine snake
- gopher snake
- sea snake
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These are one of four venomous snakes found in Texas alongside rattlesnakes, cottonmouths (also known as water moccasins) and coral snakes.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Also known as a water moccasin, this darkly colored—usually near-black or olive brown—snake isn’t aggressive, but its bite is fatal without rapid administration of an antivenom.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rose has proudly created every logo since the festival’s inception, each with its own snake, from a king cobra to the giant garter snake, which is the official snake of California.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2026
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Connecticut is home to 14 native snake species including the common garter snake, DeKay’s brownsnake, northern watersnake, and eastern milk snake.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, only four of Florida's six venomous snake species can be found in southern portions of the state — the cottonmouth, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the dusky pygmy rattlesnake and the coral snake.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Texas is home to more than 100 snake species, including the western diamondback rattlesnake, which was recently documented for the first time in Denton County after being found in a suburban garage.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The dusky pygmy rattlesnake and coral snake can be found everywhere in Florida, except in the Florida Keys.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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In one YouTube video, Stanberry holds a venomous coral snake, explaining the differences between the species and other similar-looking snakes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Connecticut is home to 14 native snake species including the common garter snake, DeKay’s brownsnake, northern watersnake, and eastern milk snake.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, the zoo released 75 Louisiana pine snakes into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana, according to a social media post from the establishment.—
Nicholas Rice,
Peoplemag,
19 May 2024
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The Florida pine snake, also found in southeast Alabama, is often mistaken for the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.—
Dennis Pillion | [email protected],
al,
15 Aug. 2022
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The gopher snake is the undisputed heavyweight champion of Arizona snakes, often stretching from 6 to 9 feet in some cases.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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According to the California Herps database, the San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer annectens) is a subspecies of the Pacific gopher snake and can grow over seven feet in length.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Scott Reef is a remote ecosystem millions of years old that’s home to a diverse array of marine life including endangered dusky sea snakes and migratory pygmy blue whales.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Take, for example, a species of sea snake that inhabits the inland bays of New Caledonia, an island in the Pacific Ocean.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cottonmouth moccasin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottonmouth%20moccasin. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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