difference between water snake and cottonmouth# Animals - 动物园
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1) Cottonmouth has a pit between eye and nostril, while water snake has no
pit.
2) Cottonmouth has single scale row underside of tail,
water-snake has double scale row underside of tail.
3) pupil in cottonmouth is elliptical.
while water-snake has a round pupil.
4) cottonmouths open their jarws wide in a threat.
water-snakes don't or if they open, they don't open as wide as cottonmouths.
5) cottonmouths vibrate their tail when they are disturbed.
water-snakes don't.
6) water-snake will readily dive beneath the water to escape predators
instead of
swimming across the surface.
Keep in mind that all of water snakes, including the cottonmouth can swim
completely submerged.
and that all of water snakes, including the cottonmouth can swim completely
on the surface.
7) outer edges of the bands of cottonmouth are usually black and narrow as
they approach the backbone.
water-snakes have the widest part of dark crossbands on their backs.
But Older adult cottonmouth may be a uniformed dark color, usually black,
without a discernable pattern.
9)water-snakes have a narrower head. (warning! nevertherless their heads can
be flattened to appear like that of cottonmouth)
pit.
2) Cottonmouth has single scale row underside of tail,
water-snake has double scale row underside of tail.
3) pupil in cottonmouth is elliptical.
while water-snake has a round pupil.
4) cottonmouths open their jarws wide in a threat.
water-snakes don't or if they open, they don't open as wide as cottonmouths.
5) cottonmouths vibrate their tail when they are disturbed.
water-snakes don't.
6) water-snake will readily dive beneath the water to escape predators
instead of
swimming across the surface.
Keep in mind that all of water snakes, including the cottonmouth can swim
completely submerged.
and that all of water snakes, including the cottonmouth can swim completely
on the surface.
7) outer edges of the bands of cottonmouth are usually black and narrow as
they approach the backbone.
water-snakes have the widest part of dark crossbands on their backs.
But Older adult cottonmouth may be a uniformed dark color, usually black,
without a discernable pattern.
9)water-snakes have a narrower head. (warning! nevertherless their heads can
be flattened to appear like that of cottonmouth)
