EASTERN COTTONMOUTH SNAKE

SIZE

• An adult is about 3 1/2 to 4ft long
• It weighs to 3 to 4 lbs.

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COLOR AND PATTERN

• The back is an olive or black color
• It is a paler color underneath
• It has stripes down its side

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DIET

• It's diet consists of small mammals,frogs
• Lizards,birds,turtles,and other snakes

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CATCHING PREY

• When the animal is detected the snake will strike
• It kills it by injecting its venom into the animal
• Then they wait for it to die then they eat it

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BITE EFFECTS

• The bite is poisonous
• The venom attacks blood cells causing blood loss
• It could cause the loss of a limb
• It could also cause permanent tissue and muscle damage

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YOUNG

• Cottonmouths don't lay eggs
• They stay inside the female's body until they are ready to hatch
• They aren't cared for by their parent

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HEAD

• It has a triangular head
• It's pupils are elliptical
• Stripes are along its head

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HABITAT

• They are found in southern states
• Their territories are found near water

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FACTS

• The white lining of its mouth is why this snake is called a cottonmouth
• They can completely submerge underwater
• They can bite underwater
• They swim upstream
• Also called water moccasin

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