He hung the cottonmouth in the crotch of a tree.

他把棉嘴鱼挂在一棵树的树枝上。

He was solidly coiled, an ancestral cottonmouth, taking up as much space as a dishpan.

他紧紧地盘绕着， 像一个祖传的棉嘴， 占据了像洗碗盆一样大的空间。

I have no particular fear of the cottonmouth, for he is sluggish and easily killed, but he is revolting in appearance.

我并不特别害怕棉口鱼， 因为它行动迟缓， 很容易被杀死， 但它的外表令人反感。

The only poisonous reptiles in Florida, I knew, were the rattlesnake and the cottonmouth moccasin, which I had already seen with horror, and the coral snake, which I did not know.

我知道，佛罗里达州唯一的有毒爬行动物是响尾蛇和棉口鹿皮蛇，我已经惊恐地看到它们，还有我不认识的珊瑚蛇。