How to Use water moccasin in a Sentence

water moccasin

noun
  • Cottonmouths, sometimes called water moccasins, are more likely to show up near water like lakes, creeks and ponds.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Tennessee's most venomous snake is the cottonmouth, or water moccasin.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
  • These are one of four venomous snakes found in Texas alongside rattlesnakes, cottonmouths (also known as water moccasins) and coral snakes.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Many misidentify water moccasins with other nonvenomous aquatic snakes.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • Cottonmouths, locally known as water moccasins, are another species of venomous snake in Tennessee.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
  • While Hines expressed concern that the snakes could be venomous water moccasins, Kennedy ultimately brushed off her worries as the reptiles continued to thrash and buck in his hands.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • While Hines expressed concern that the snakes could be venomous water moccasins, Kennedy ultimately brushed off her worries as the reptiles continued to thrash and buck in his hands.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Northern cottonmouths Also called the water moccasin, this snake should only concern Kansas Citians with summer plans at the Lake of the Ozarks.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

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