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Discover the Largest Cottonmouth Snake Ever Recorded

By Abby Parks

Published October 27, 2024 Runtime 7:27

Cottonmouth snakes are a regular sight and hazard along the rivers, lakes, and swamps of the southeastern United States. Excellent swimmers and climbers, cottonmouths are a potential danger to everyone who wants to enjoy the many recreational activities the southern waterways afford. Some even fall into boats passing under trees! Watch this video to learn more about these venomous snakes also known as water moccasins, and find out just how big they can get.

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).

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