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“Geographic Range
Cottonmouths, Agkistrodon piscivorus , are found in the United States ranging from as far north as the James River in Virginia to the western edge of Missouri, and as far south as the Florida Keys and the western part of Texas. They are found in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee and all of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas.”
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Watch where ya’ step...;0)

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I forgot this part :

“Cottonmouths may breed year-round but most matings occur between April and May,”

[cva66snipe]

LOL I live in Eastern Tennessee. We have Rattlers in my county and maybe some on my place as I have a deep ravine on the back side of my property. I've not ever seen one in my area of the county though. We have Copperheads a plenty also. But the winter temps and stream temps here are to cold for Cottonmouths as the streams are considered mountain streams. We have Water Moccasins {non poisonous type we call such} but not Cottonmouths. Now there may be on the west side of the Cumberland Plateau and there definitely are some west of Nashville 175 miles west of here.

BTW I used to frequent the Dismal Swamp area of North Carolina and Virginia while stationed in Norfolk. Different water environment there and someone usually warmer in the winter. I also spent a couple weeks in Ft Stewart, GA. More than glad to leave too :>}