### animal | vertebrate | reptile | serpent | viper:

Cottonmouth
* Most cottonmouths eat frogs.
* Most cottonmouths have babies
  - flat heads
  - senses
  - spots
  - triangular heads
  - wide flat heads
* Some cottonmouths eat fish.
* Some cottonmouths have heat
  - predators
  - use tongues
* are a common species in the southeastern United States
  - aggressive snakes and bite when disturbed or provoked
  - carnivores, eating primarily mammals and fish
  - carriers of many types of parasites
  - common snakes found in wetlands, rivers, lakes, etc
  - known for being one of the few venomous snakes that feed on fish
  - more territorial than most of the other snakes found in Arkansas
  - most active by night, but are also out in daylight hours, often basking
  - mostly active at night when they feed on amphibians, fish, snakes, and birds
  - nocturnal, most active at night
  - preyed upon by other snakes and humans
  - related to other common venomous species, including copperheads and rattlesnakes
  - typically nocturnal
* are venomous and can bite while on land or in water
  - more aggressive than many local snake species
  - venomous, and are therefore highly dangerous if approached or handled
  - very buoyant, with most of their bodies visible when they swim
* avoid contact with humans or any other possible predator.
* breed seasonally and are believed to be monogamous.
* camouflage very effectively in their natural habitat.
* can be aggressive
  - deliver a painful and medically significant bite
  - reach six feet long
* catch their food by striking, biting, and releasing venom into the prey.
* consume diets.
  - other snakes, including their own kind
* feed on fish, frogs, mice, rats, and other small mammals
  - primarily on fish, frogs, mice, rats, and other small mammals
* follow scent.
* have a lifespan of less than ten years
  - triangular shaped head and vertical pupil
  - large folding fangs that deliver potent venom to predators or prey
  - several important senses
  - techniques
* includes brains
  - chests
  - vacuoles
  - vertebrate feet
* inflict most of their bite under the water, on top of the water, or near the water.
* mate in the late spring or early summer.
* open mouths.
* prefer wetlands but are also found on land in vegetation and under logs and branches.
* seem to prefer swampy boggy areas allong with hillside streams.
* snakes forage by ambushing, actively searching for, and hunting their prey.
* use long, folding fangs to deliver potent venom
  - vision, touch, smell, and sound
* usually inhabit murky waters such as swamps, streams, marshes, and drainage ditches.

### animal | vertebrate | reptile | serpent | viper | cottonmouth:

Female cottonmouth
* Most female cottonmouths reproduce every second year.
* can store sperm in their oviducts for several months.

Young cottonmouth
* Most young cottonmouths have spots.
* are also prey to larger predators.

Eyelash pit viper
* have heads
  - triangular heads
* inhabit areas.

Eyelash viper
* Most eyelash vipers prey on mammals
* Some eyelash vipers reach maturity
  - sexual maturity

Horned viper
* are ecologically important because they keep number of rodents under control.
* have triangular head, stocky body and short tail.
* mate in the sand.