Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous water snake in North America. Read on ...
The rivers and swamps of the Southeast are home to the cottonmouth, a venomous water snake famous for swimming, climbing, and sometimes dropping into boats. Also called the water moccasin, this snake ...