A moccasin is a form of shoe worn by Native Americans, and by hunters, traders, and settlers in the frontier regions of North America.
Moccasin may also refer to:
Moccasin (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
Places Moccasin, Arizona Moccasin, Tuolumne County, California Moccasin, Illinois Moccasin, Montana Moccasin Bend, a location near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the United States Moccasin Mountains, a range at the Arizona-Utah border Moccasin Township, Effingham County, Illinois
Plants Lady's slipper, an orchid, called the moccasin flower in the United States
Ships , a tug in commission from 1864 to 1865 that was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the American Civil War , a Plunger-class submarine in commission from 1903 to 1919 , a refrigerated cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 , a Revenue Cutter purchased from the U.S. Navy in 1865
Snakes Any member of the genus Gloydius, also known as Asian moccasins, a group of venomous pit vipers found in Asia Any member of the genus Agkistrodon, a group of venomous pit vipers found in North and Central America Deinagkistrodon acutus, also known as the Chinese moccasin, a venomous pit viper species found in China and Southeast Asia Calloselasma rhodostoma, also known as the Malayan moccasin, a venomous ground pit viper species found in Southeast Asia including Indonesia Heterodon platirhinos, also known as the eastern hog-nosed snake, a non-venomous colubrid species found in North America
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