cotton-mouth
Example Sentences
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"Yes," he said, "a big one, a moccasin,—a cotton-mouth; but I'll fix him."
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
A cotton-mouth water snake, short, thick as a man's arm and indescribably loathsome, wriggled on top of the mud as Roger prepared to leap.
From The Plunderer by Oyen, Henry
They resemble the cotton-mouth moccasin in their general peculiarities, being, however, somewhat lighter in color.
From Health on the Farm A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene by Harris, H. F. (Henry Fauntleroy)
Sometimes a big, deadly cotton-mouth, the ugliest snake in the world, swam in front of Dick as he struggled forward, but though his flesh quivered he said nothing lest he make Ned nervous.
From Dick in the Everglades by Dimock, A. W.
What's the color of the rainbow-snake and of the cotton-mouth moccasin?
From The Purple Heights by Oemler, Marie Conway
