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The baby cottonmouth pattern is strong and distinctive with around 10 to 15 reddish-brown bands across their back. Another distinguishing feature of young water moccasins is their bright yellow tail tip.
Baby cottonmouth (water moccasin) snakes are typically about 8 inches long (20 cm) and tan in color, which is much different than adults who are black. They usually have 10-15 reddish-brown bands, often with darker spots within the bands. A distinctive feature is the yellow or greenish tail end.
The water moccasin is a venomous snake found in the southeastern United States. They are also known as water moccasins, and they can be distinguished from other snakes by their triangular head and long tail. The cottonmouth has an average length of 10 inches. Its body is light green in color.
Coloring. A younger water moccasin is usually very bright in color, “with red bands that extend across its back and down its sides without crossing the belly.” These markings are set against a (mostly) brown body. Many of the markings on the juvenile water moccasin can contain dark flecks or spots. credit: Patrick Feller, Flickr, CC2.0.
Baby cottonmouth snakes, also known as juvenile cottonmouths, have a distinctive appearance with bright yellow or greenish-yellow tails that they use to lure potential prey. They are typically around 8-10 inches long and have dark banding or mottling on their bodies.
Young cottonmouths are tan to brown in color with as many as 10 to 15 darker bands across their backs. Tails start out yellow in color, which baby cottonmouths use as a lure with which to attract prey. As cottonmouths age, the tails turns more greenish, then finally black as the snake becomes an adult.
What does a baby cottonmouth snake look like? Juvenile cottonmouths have prominent reddish-brown crossbands on a brown ground color, with dark spots in the dark bands. The color pattern of juvenile cottonmouths is much lighter than in adults, and newborns have a sulfur-yellow tail tip.
The cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is a dark-colored, heavy-bodied snake that can grow to an average of 2-4 feet in length. Juvenile cottonmouths are a brown or tan color with darker, reddish brown crossbands containing many speckles down the back. Juveniles also have bright yellow tail tips.
Females give birth to live young every two to three years, in litters of about 10 to 20 offspring, according to ADW. Baby cottonmouths go off on their own as soon as they're born.
Connecting people through photography. Juvenile cottonmouth snake FWC photo by Chad Weber.