Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous water snake in North America. Read on ...

Kathy Sykes noticed immediately that this cottonmouth seen at Brunswick Town was unusually colorful. Kathy Sykes, photo It was immediately clear to hiker Kathy Sykes that the venomous cottonmouth in ...

Species: Agkistrodon piscivorus The Eastern cottonmouth — often called a water moccasin — is North Carolina’s only venomous water-associated snake. However, its range is limited primarily to the ...