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Cottonmouth or Not? Decoding Water Snake Lookalikes
Central Texas is home to a number of water snake species, but only one of them is venomous — the Western Cottonmouth, otherwise known as a water moccasin. Unfortunately, nonvenomous water snakes are often killed because they are mistakenly identified as cottonmouths and perceived as a life threat...
by Logan Ferguson —
Sep 02, 2025
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