How to Use cottonmouth in a Sentence

cottonmouth

noun

• The mountain preachers who will pick up cottonmouths and rattlers and sway around the altar just daring God to let one of those serpents strike.
  — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2020
• Of these snakes, two were venomous—one copperhead and one cottonmouth.
  — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2022
• Watch how to tell the difference between a deadly cottonmouth snake and a nonvenomous rat snake in this video.
  — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 15 June 2018
• The name cottonmouth comes from the white interior mouth, which the snake will often display when it feels threatened as a warning.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 1 Aug. 2022
• Four cops worked together to capture the snake, which is also often called a cottonmouth.
  — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 10 July 2019
• Of those six, there are only two that are considered abundant to common - the cottonmouth and copperhead.
  — Myah Ward, charlotteobserver, 5 July 2018
• There’s actually a piece of the head that prevents the cottonmouth from looking directly up.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2022
• Many of these are naturally mistaken for the cottonmouth, or water moccasin, a venomous species that lives in and around the water.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2022
• In the last few years, Republicans who’ve dipped a toe in anti-Trump waters have quickly recoiled, as though a cottonmouth lurked just below the surface.
  — Elaina Plott, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2020
• Water moccasins, also known as cottonmouths, are identified as a venomous snake by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
  — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
• And the previous homeowners had found venomous snakes on the property, including a cottonmouth coiled by the pool.
  — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2022
• In tracking this python, researchers were led to an adult cottonmouth at Big Cypress National Preserve.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022
• Copperheads belong to a sub-family of snakes (crotalinae) known as pit vipers, a group that includes cottonmouths and rattlesnakes.
  — Francis Skalicky, USA TODAY, 6 July 2017
• Cheba Hut will feature veggie and meat toasted subs, salads, appetizers called munchies, treats such as Rice Krispies and drinks that are sure to cure your cottonmouth, according to the website.
  — Briana Rice, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2021
• So the team designed a chamber that allowed them to safely film rat snakes striking at a stuffed glove, as well as strikes from two venomous vipers: the cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus), and the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox).
  — National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2016
• So the team designed a chamber that allowed them to safely film rat snakes striking at a stuffed glove, as well as strikes from two venomous vipers: the cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus), and the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox).
  — National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2016
• Those that are venomous include the diamondback rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, the copperhead, and cottonmouth or water moccasin.
  — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 10 July 2019
• Many are potentially dangerous, including wolves, grizzly bears, komodo dragons, and reptiles such as sea snakes and cottonmouths.
  — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Copperheads are often mistaken for juvenile cottonmouths, or water moccasins, or for common water snakes.
  — Dennis Pillion, AL.com, 15 Sep. 2017
• Water and other caffeine-free, non-alcoholic beverages can help temporarily relieve cottonmouth and reduce your chance of getting dry, irritated eyes.
  — Stacey McKenna, azcentral, 6 Aug. 2019
• Like cottonmouths, copperheads are often misidentified because of their notoriety in U.S. culture.
  — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 18 Nov. 2019
• Other venoms (cottonmouths, many rattlesnakes) destroy cell tissue or the cardiovascular system, leading to organ collapse and internal bleeding.
  — Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian, 24 Aug. 2017
• Reality: Actually, five of the six venomous snakes, including copperheads, timber rattlers and cottonmouths in Georgia have triangular heads.
  — Shelia Poole, ajc, 5 June 2018
• Harvey Lillywhite, a physiological ecologist at the University of Florida, and his students have noticed male and female cottonmouth snakes pairing off for long periods and foraging together.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 4 May 2020

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024