Anytime you’re exploring the great outdoors, you’re likely to cross paths with a variety of wildlife. This is especially true in the southeastern United States. Most of the time, these creatures go ...

Cottonmouth snakes, also known as water moccasins, are cousins of copperheads — a venomous snake frequently seen in the Triangle. Although cottonmouths are primarily found in the eastern part of the ...

The rivers and swamps of the Southeast are home to the cottonmouth, a venomous water snake famous for swimming, climbing, and sometimes dropping into boats. Also called the water moccasin, this snake ...