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Note that all pit vipers — cottonmouths, copperheads and rattlesnakes — require the same antivenom, and most hospitals have a good supply on hand.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
With an opening on each side of their head between the eye and nostril, pit vipers are broken into three groups: copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes, according to TPWD.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
Copperhead snake size How to identify a cottonmouth snake
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.
—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
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
With an opening on each side of their head between the eye and nostril, pit vipers are broken into three groups: copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes, according to TPWD.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
Copperhead snake size How to identify a cottonmouth snake
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.
—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
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“Cottonmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottonmouth. Accessed 7 Aug. 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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