I am known as a Water Moccasin
Though some people also call me Cottonmouth
I'm fairly large and venomous
And I am feared throughout the south.
Although I can definitely hurt you,
I am not aggressive and just want to escape
But people kill my type as well as harmless watersnakes
Because they resemble me in a superficial way.
Special thanks to guest photographer (and my sweetheart) David Simpson.
Sources: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/list/agkistrodon-piscivorus-piscivorus
Photo © 2020 David Simpson, text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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