Rattlesnakes And Cottonmouths Similarities

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COTTONMOUTHS and RATTLESNAKES Have you seen something slithering in the grass? Cottonmouths and rattlesnakes have similarities and differences in their traits, diet, habitat. Both cottonmouths and rattlesnakes have similar traits,but rattlesnakes will warn you before it strikes and cottonmouths will sit there until its prey is close enough to strike. Rattlesnakes have large bodies. They also are venomous and they have a large triangular heads to store the venom.Cottonmouths are venomous with large bodies and a large triangular head.The difference between them

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