A highly venomous snake is hiding in plain sight in this photo. Can you spot it?

A venomous cottonmouth is giving people the willies on social media, after a video recorded by an Alabama biologist showed the snake was caught blending in perfectly with ground cover.

Cottonmouths, also known as water moccasins, are “highly dangerous” with a bite that can be fatal, experts say.

The brief video, recorded at the Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area, gives no hint of a snake underfoot, until the camera pans in closer to the ground.

That’s when a full-stretched out cottonmouth comes into focus — with its head raised.

“Please don’t let all of the summertime bear and alligator sightings lately distract you from the venomous snakes,” the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Department wrote in the June 25 Facebook post.

“Venomous snakes would prefer to avoid any interaction with you and leaving them alone to their business is wise and advised.”

The 19-second video had been viewed more than 50,000 times as of July 2.

“Wow!! You would never know it was there,” Margaret Jones Darby commented.

“I’m always looking down just for that reason. You never know what is crawling around in the grass,” Robert Keith posted.

Cottonmouths can exceed 6 feet in length, and their name comes from an intimidating habit of facing down threats with an open mouth that exposes the white interior of their throat, state wildlife officials say.

The species is known to gravitate to water and their range stretches from East Texas to southern Virginia, experts say.

The Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area covers 42,451 acres and is about a 40-mile drive north from Mobile.

This story was originally published July 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM with the headline "A highly venomous snake is hiding in plain sight in this photo. Can you spot it?."