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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.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025
However, the researchers also note the prevalence of the two species that together accounted for more than 50% of the bites – pygmy rattlesnakes and cottonmouths.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But millions of others wade deep into pristine sloughs and isolated cypress stands and come face-to-face with all sorts of amazing wildlife, maybe picking up cottonmouths or even swimming with alligators.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
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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Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025
However, the researchers also note the prevalence of the two species that together accounted for more than 50% of the bites – pygmy rattlesnakes and cottonmouths.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But millions of others wade deep into pristine sloughs and isolated cypress stands and come face-to-face with all sorts of amazing wildlife, maybe picking up cottonmouths or even swimming with alligators.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
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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“Cottonmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottonmouth. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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