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Cottonmouths (also known as water moccasins) are venomous reptiles that are almost always found near water, basking in the sun on rocks, branches or along the water’s edge.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Note that all pit vipers — cottonmouths, copperheads, and rattlesnakes — require the same antivenom, and most hospitals have a good supply on hand.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is the most venomous of Tennessee's four snakes, but they are limited in where they are found, living in aquatic and wetland habitats like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams, Powers explained.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 13 June 2025
Some of the most venomous snakes found in Texas are copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Note that all pit vipers — cottonmouths, copperheads, and rattlesnakes — require the same antivenom, and most hospitals have a good supply on hand.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is the most venomous of Tennessee's four snakes, but they are limited in where they are found, living in aquatic and wetland habitats like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams, Powers explained.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 13 June 2025
Some of the most venomous snakes found in Texas are copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
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“Cottonmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottonmouth. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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cottonmouth
noun
cot·ton·mouth
ˈkät-ᵊn-ˌmau̇th 
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cottonmouth
noun
cot·ton·mouth
ˈkät-ᵊn-ˌmau̇th
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