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I came across a screenshot of a film on the internet, and there is a caution plate on the tree in that scene. I couldn't read the last word on the plate:

CAUTION: WATER MO..ASINS

What is that word?

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moccasins. A water moccasin is a type of snake. – user16269 Nov 3 '12 at 7:44
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Water Mo*asin – coleopterist Nov 3 '12 at 7:55
I can't make out the first word. You sure it's "caution"? – Mr Lister Nov 3 '12 at 8:13
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@MrLister The word "CAUTION" is reversed out of a red background. However that's a lot less clear than "moccasins", which seems perfectly legible. Perhaps it's just unexpected, which has led to the question: after all, what have American Indian slippers got to do with it? – Andrew Leach Nov 3 '12 at 13:00
@AndrewLeach Ah yes, thanks. – Mr Lister Nov 3 '12 at 14:47

closed as too localized by David Wallace, Carlo_R., coleopterist, J.R., tchrist Nov 3 '12 at 9:04

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As @DavidWallace mentioned, it's clearly water moccasins.

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