water moccasin

Noun

Meaning

A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also water snake, water adder, water viper.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

copperhead anaconda viper cobra asp moccasin mamba snake serpent adder boa krait king snake boa constrictor king cobra
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Examples

I've done about every kind of fishing you can imagine, but I've never noodled. And the reason I've never noodled is because I don't want to get bit by a water moccasin. I'm just too afraid of snakes. Tim Blake Nelson

Close letter words and terms

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