 | The Cottonmouth or Water Moccasin is one of the most poisonous snakes in the state of Florida. Not to be confused with its many nonpoisonous neighbors, this snake is a pit viper in the same general family as the Copperhead and the Rattler. This dangerous semi-aquatic snake is truly an aggressive reptile that will stand its ground or even approach an intruder. They favor lying dormant on logs, rocks or limbs at water's edge awaiting the telltale movement of approaching prey. It has a brown, olive or blackish dark body with lighter belly, and body cross bands which have a distinct border extending all the way around and across the yellowish stomach. The Cottonmouth derives its name from the habit of lying in a sprawled coil, head flung back, with the mouth resting in an ominous open position exposing the white inner surface of the mouth almost straight up. |
| The Cottonmouth or Water Moccasin is one of the most poisonous snakes in the state of Florida. Not to be confused with its many nonpoisonous neighbors, this snake is a pit viper in the same general family as the Copperhead and the Rattler. This dangerous semi-aquatic snake is truly an aggressive reptile that will stand its ground or even approach an intruder. They favor lying dormant on logs, rocks or limbs at water's edge awaiting the telltale movement of approaching prey. It has a brown, olive or blackish dark body with lighter belly, and body cross bands which have a distinct border extending all the way around and across the yellowish stomach. The Cottonmouth derives its name from the habit of lying in a sprawled coil, head flung back, with the mouth resting in an ominous open position exposing the white inner surface of the mouth almost straight up. |  |
 | The Cottonmouth or Water Moccasin is one of the most poisonous snakes in the state of Florida. Not to be confused with its many nonpoisonous neighbors, this snake is a pit viper in the same general family as the Copperhead and the Rattler. This dangerous semi-aquatic snake is truly an aggressive reptile that will stand its ground or even approach an intruder. They favor lying dormant on logs, rocks or limbs at water's edge awaiting the telltale movement of approaching prey. It has a brown, olive or blackish dark body with lighter belly, and body cross bands which have a distinct border extending all the way around and across the yellowish stomach. The Cottonmouth derives its name from the habit of lying in a sprawled coil, head flung back, with the mouth resting in an ominous open position exposing the white inner surface of the mouth almost straight up. |  |