Cottonmouth vs Rattlesnake 01 - Cottonmouth Kills & Eats Rattlesnake

The cottonmouth (aka water moccasin) is an opportunistic feeder, sometimes described as “omnicarnivorous“. Its diet includes mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, snakes, small turtles and small alligators. These snake do not hesitate to prey on venomous like rattlesnakes or copperheads. Cannibalism is a frequent occurrence between this species as well as the feeding on carrion. But in general its diet consists of fish and frogs. Fish are captured by cornering th