Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus), or water moccasins, are venomous snakes found in the southeastern United States. They're called cottonmouths because the insides of their mouths, which they ...

To put it simply, yes, they are venomous. But are they extremely dangerous? Not quite. Water moccasins are compelling creatures that stand their ground when threatened, unlike many other snake species ...

Cottonmouth snakes, also known as water moccasins, are another of our state’s six venomous snake species. They’re cousins to copperheads, a venomous snake frequently seen throughout the Triangle.

Take a second look before you condemn one of the plentiful, and harmless, water snakes with the reputation of its less-friendly cousin, the western cottonmouth. Also known by the name water moccasin, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A fun day playing in the backyard ended with a Florida boy spending several days in the ICU after he was attacked by a venomous snake. Now, the boy is slowly regaining his ...

SEMINOLE CO., Fla. — When WFTV reporter Jeff Levkulich reported live from Seminole County Tuesday afternoon, he was joined by Central Florida animal expert Bob Cross and a very big, and angry water ...

A Mobile County family was greeted by an unexpected visitor last Saturday -- a massive water moccasin snake. Krystal King told WKRG News 5 her oldest son, Stephen, came into her room around 7 a.m. and ...

When WFTV reporter Jeff Levkulich reported live from Florida's Seminole County on Tuesday afternoon, he was joined by animal expert Bob Cross and a very big, angry water moccasin. Cross said a ...

A Florida man was given antivenom after a water moccasin that had been lurking outside his home bit him, police said Wednesday. The snake was captured and released “in a wetlands location where it ...

A police K-9 assisting with the search for a missing infant boy from South Florida was being treated after he was bitten by a water moccasin Thursday, officials said. Pasco County Sheriff's Office ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 7-year-old girl is recovering after she was bitten by a water moccasin at a Florida park earlier this month. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that 7-year-old Daniella ...