COMPLETE Guide to Water Snakes vs. Cottonmouths!

If you want to know how to tell the difference between the various nonvenomous southeastern Water Snakes and the venomous Cottonmouth, then this is the video for you. In this video I will show you every species of inland Water Snake that lives in the Southeast, show you how to identify them, and then show you the Cottonmouth and how to identify it. Nonvenomous Water Snakes are commonly killed because of people misidentifying them for Cottonmouths, so I'm hoping this video will save the lives of a few snakes while at the same time educating you on the scaly wildlife that lives in your area. Since this video is a bit on the long side, I have included a time index bellow so you can jump to exactly the portions of the video you want without wasting any time. This video took a lot of time and effort to make so I really hope you all enjoy it and learn something from it!

TIME INDEX:

Intro - 00:00
Yellow-Bellied Water Snake - 01:28
Midland Water Snake - 04:27
Diamondback Water Snake - 06:53
Broad-Banded Water Snake - 08:51
Mississippi Green Water Snake - 10:53
Cottonmouth - 12:49
General Cottonmouth vs. Water Snake Differences - 15:28
Releasing the Snakes - 20:24
Outro - 21:33