How to Identify Water Moccasin Snake?
The water moccasin snake is a type of cottonmouth snake. One of the cottonmouth snake facts, it that they get their name from the habit of displaying the white surface of their mouth. Here are some of the important attributes one needs to remember to identify this deadly snake • The water moccasin habitats are mostly near the freshwater habitats. Like rivers, wetlands which have heavy vegetation, cypress swamps and floodplains. Sometimes these snakes dwell far from the wetlands. They can also sometimes be seen around a drying pool to catch fish or amphibians. • This snake is mostly observed in Florida. It has also, many a times, been observed in Texas and Alabama. However, though this snake is found in North America, there is a possibility of its presence in other states too. • Their defense display habit, is a sure way of spotting them. In this display, they will keep their mouth open and show the white lining inside their mouth, which can be observed on the top left picture. The wate
