Difference between Water Moccasin and Carpenter Ant

WATER MOCCASIN vs CARPENTER ANT: NOUN

A water-adder: a name applied with little discrimination in the United States to several species of aquatic snakes; properly, the venomous Toxicophis or Ancistrodon piscivorus, with which the harmless Tropidonotus (or Nerodia) sipedon is sometimes confounded. See water-snake, and cut under moccasin.
Any of various similar but harmless water snakes.
A semiaquatic pit viper (Agkistrodon piscivorus) of lowlands and swampy regions of the southeast United States.
Venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
Any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters

Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponatus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood
Any wood-working ant, such as Camponotus æthiops, Lasius flavus, or L. fuliginosus of Europe, or C. Pennsylvanicus of America.
Any of various large ants of the genus Camponotus that nest in and are destructive to wood.
Ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs

A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also water snake, water adder, water viper.

Puff adder, Lizard, Brown recluse spider, Pit viper, Alligator, Western diamondback rattlesnake, Garter snake, Copperhead, Rat snake, Snake, Rattlesnake, Coral snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus, Cottonmouth moccasin, Cottonmouth

Leafminer, Tussock moth, Yellowjacket, Budworm, Hornworm, Tobacco hornworm, Springtails, Bagworm, Itch mite, Spider mite, Fungus gnat, Chinch bug, Insect, Fall webworm, Tent caterpillar

Raccoon, Gaboon viper, Puff adder, Lizard, Brown recluse spider, Pit viper, Alligator, Western diamondback rattlesnake, Garter snake, Copperhead, Rat snake, Snake, Rattlesnake, Coral snake, Cottonmouth

Tomato hornworm, Cicada killer, Leafminer, Tussock moth, Hornworm, Tobacco hornworm, Springtails, Bagworm, Itch mite, Spider mite, Fungus gnat, Chinch bug, Insect, Fall webworm, Tent caterpillar

Copperhead snake bites share symptoms with water moccasin snake bites.
This river is full of wildlife and full of water moccasin.
He felt a sharp pain and waded out of the way of a water moccasin.
Heavy water moccasin and copperhead bites are in the main managed withoutantivenin.
The water moccasin is another type of pit viper.
The picture shows a Cottonmouth snake or Water Moccasin.

Prime spots for carpenter ant entry areplaces where trees and vegetation are touching the house, or where moisture damage has begun toweaken the wood.
After this observation, the inspector would determine how large of a carpenter ant infestation a property has, meaning, colonies versus satellite colonies.
Carpenter ant management has been achieved with all of these formulations and all have been effective at some sites.
There are two types of carpenter ant nests: parent nests and satellite nests.
Carpenter ant colonies are inclined to move if they are disturbed, as often happens during construction.
It is the most common carpenter ant pest in the United States.
With the Maxforce carpenter ant gel, you do not need to spend hundreds of dollars on fumigation.
Because the carpenter ant is mainly nocturnal, inspections are best carried out from dusk to dawn.
Though termites work more quickly, carpenter ant damage can be just as severe.
Structural wood can be weakened when carpenter ant damage is severe.