cotton-mouth
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Cotton-Mouth Moccasin.—The largest specimens of the cotton-mouth moccasin attain to a length of about six feet.
From Health on the Farm A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene by Harris, H. F. (Henry Fauntleroy)
How strong the feeling is my boatman gave me proof within ten minutes after his failure with the cotton-mouth.
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
What's the color of the rainbow-snake and of the cotton-mouth moccasin?
From The Purple Heights by Oemler, Marie Conway
"Yes," he said, "a big one, a moccasin,—a cotton-mouth; but I'll fix him."
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
Then, quite unexpectedly—oh! what a start it gave her!—the solitary white object burst upon her view, leprous and ghastly as the yawn of a cotton-mouth.
From Chita: a Memory of Last Island by Hearn, Lafcadio
