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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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The garter snakes were all safely released on the same property away from where the crews were digging.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Sierra garter snake told us this is not the case.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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But here, in North America, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the undisputed king.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, between 7,000 to 8,000 people are bit by a venomous snake (including rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths and coral snakes) in the U.S. each year.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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In mouse trials, the antidote was found to be protective against venom from the black mamba, king cobra, coral snakes and tiger snakes, among others.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Apartments would transform into humid hothouses, the perfect habitat for mosquitoes, water snakes, fungus, and rushes.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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Waterfowl glided near us, a water snake slithered by.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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
Noun
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Like when my husband assured me that the snake right outside the door was a rattler, so the poor gopher snake died needlessly.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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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 20 Jun. 2025.
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