Cottonmouth Snake Vs. Water Snakes: How To Tell The Deadly From The Harmless
You are wading in a Southern lake or flipping a kayak when a thick, dark snake swims toward you with its head held high. One flick of its tail and your brain screams “COTTONMOUTH!”, but most of the time, it is actually a harmless water snake that just got mistaken for Florida’s most feared serpent….


