A Cottonmouth bite makes a Copperhead bite look like fun.
I’ve had dogs bitten by both. Neither was particular any big deal. Now, if it had been ME bitten maybe a bigger deal!
We did have a *funny* story about a cottonmouth (water moccosin) trying to slither into the house. My husband, who had no idea what kind of snake it was grabbed it by the tail and slung it back out into the yard. It tried to bite him as it went by, but missed. When I saw what it was, we killed it with a hoe and I said, “Honey, that’s a poisonous snake!” He wasn’t too pleased, but it was better than having a snake loose in the house!
susie