One of their unique behaviors is their ability to "stand their ground." When thoroughly aroused, a cottonmouth coils its body and threatens the intruder with its mouth wide open and its fangs exposed, showing the white lining of its mouth (thus its common name, the cottonmouth).
Picture cortesy of Herptrips.com. Herping adventures of
Eitan & Ron Grunwald and friends
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