Assertion: water moccasin | /r/CapableOf | open its mouth
Facets:
value: wide
type: MANNER
value: wider than the normal size
type: OTHER
value: by detaching the jaw bones
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: When a cottonmouth feels threatened, it will coil its body and open its mouth wide to expose the white coloration of the inside of its mouth.
text: Cottonmouths then open their mouths wider than the normal size by detaching the jaw bones, making it easier to swallow the prey.
text: When threatened, water moccasins will open their mouths wide as a warning, a defensive behavior also displayed by non-poisonous water snakes.
text: When the cottonmouth moccasin feels threatened, it coils and opens its mouth preparing to strike.
text: When threatened, the Cottonmouth may coil and open its mouth wide, showing the cottony white interior.
text: The cottonmouth will hold itself erect, opening its mouth.
text: The cottonmouth will hold itself erect, opening its mouth.