Cottonmouth
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
COTTONMOUTH
BY:Kaylen Tatum, Jake Byars, Marshall Rich
CHARACTERISTICS
- Cottonmouths are about 2 of 4 feet long
- It has elliptical-shaped pupils. It has heat-sensing pit-like organs
- It weighs 3 to 4 pounds
- It has a fork-shaped tongue
- In the front of its mouth,it has hollow fangs.
COLORS AND PATTERNS
- Dark black or olive colored back and a pale belly.
- Adult Cottonmouths may retain some patterning
- It's snout is always pale
DIET
- They eat both warm and cold-blooded prey.
- Cottonmouths eat dead rodents.
- They also eat small animals such as frogs,rabbits ect.
HOW IT KILLS
- The cottonmouth tracks it by scent.
- It touches it with its tongue to make sure the prey is dead.
- It swallows the prey headfirst.
- The cottonmouth takes its time when feeding
CAUSES OF A BITE
- The venom breaks down and destroys blood cells
- It breaks down other tissues and reduces the ability of blood to clot
LIVE YOUNG OR EGGS?
- The female produces a little of up to 12 living young
FUN FACTS!
- The cottonmouth smells like cucumber
- It opens its mouth to show caution
- They make a rattlesnake like sound
- Habitat regions:temperate;terrestrial;freshwater
- Range lifespan:wild 24.5 (high) years
