More venomous snakes anyone?

[rommelvon]

This is a cottonmouth moccassin I ran across last year while out taking photographs, he was very angry I disturbed him and hissed and gapped open his mouth to let me know he meant business

 

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[ivan salis]

one less if it was me sorry "dangerous" snakes get no free pass --non deadly ok ---but deadly nope --- looked kinda p o ed for sure --- Ivan

 

[geckokid]

I have caught several of this when I lived in Mississippi.

 

[alwayslookin]

Very nice cotton mouth pic...how close were you? striking distance?

 

[rommelvon]

Very nice cotton mouth pic...how close were you? striking distance?

I was about 4 feet away taking the shots, I didn't get too close

 

[torez]

Walk softly----and carry a big stick.

torez

 

[zztop357]

Most snakes can strike the leanth of their body. I'd rather use zoom than be doomed. Be careful out there. In Arkansas we have a lot of poison snakes. The bigger they are, the less likely they are going to run. God bless you, that you didn't get bitten.
ZZTOP

 

[River Rat]

Man, those cotton mouths are very aggressive. Have you ever been chased by one? If anyone is interesting in hearing about the chase, let me know. It is a experience I'll never forget.

RR

 

[rommelvon]

Man, those cotton mouths are very aggressive. Have you ever been chased by one? If anyone is interesting in hearing about the chase, let me know. It is a experience I'll never forget.

RR

never been chased by a cottonmouth, but got chased by a black racer snake once......fast snake, thankfully he didn't chase me far

 

[Cynangyl]

I have no idea how to spell the noise that came out of my mouth when I opened that photo!

 

[Tricia]

"Use the zoom or be doomed" I like it. Very clever.

 

[Jim West Pa]

Love the pics romm. That is a beautifull specimen. Lightest variation i've ever seen. Caught many of 'em down 'round the Alligator river reserve, below Manteo. I have never seen one that light in color even immediately followin a shed, it's a beauty, thanx for sharin bud. I'd look at yer snake pics all day long.
Are the copperheads in yer area that light also ? Bet ya got some beautifull orange and gold specimens.

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Wild looking and dangerous

 

[FLauthor]

!@#$%^&*()+? Snake: "BOOM -BOOM"

 

[Nashoba]

Man, those cotton mouths are very aggressive. Have you ever been chased by one? If anyone is interesting in hearing about the chase, let me know. It is a experience I'll never forget.

RR

I'd love to hear this story. I know I was chased by one and it bit the heal of my boot and me on a dead run! They are seriously fast and mean~

~Nash~

PS......the ONLY good Cottonmouth is a DEAD ONE!

 

[River Rat]

Here's the story of the chase/attack...I don't know if y'all know that moccasins/cottonmouths have a odor to them, the dogs will scent them and kill. Thank goodness for that, cause I would had been bitten many times, I've seen the dogs bitten lots of times too.

Ok, you know I live in the swamps on a river, so I have my share of these nasty critters. On this particular day, I had been keeping a close eye on a cow that was having a calf. She had moved to different locations and finally right on the river bank. I left her alone for about 2 hours so she could clean her calf up, and after the calf was up & nursing I would come back to drive her away from the riverbank. Well, when I was ready to head back down there, I heard her mooing & snorting like crazy and she was pawing the ground & charging at something. When I got there (on the ATV), I saw the cottonmouth striking at her and she was trying to protect her baby. Well, the cow dog (Ike), who is a snake killer knew well enough to stay away from a cow that just had a calf, so he was no help to me at the time. I picked up the longest, biggest cypress limb, now that thing was about 12' long...the limb, not the snake. I walked toward the snake and slammed the stick down on his head or was it the body Anyway, the 12' limb broke so it was now about 8' long well, that snake was charging me I just kept slamming down on him as I was scooting backward. My heart had already jumped out of my chest, cause I was backing into water, I was literally scared, my knees were knocking like crazy & my whole body was shaking. Well, I had managed to grab another thicker limb and really crashed him in good & dead. It took me about 4 hours to calm down, even after I walked into the house I was still cautious of a snake lurking behind a chair ready to jump at me. To this day, I always carry a .22 rifle or pistol with me.

RR

 

[Nashoba]

Smart gal RiverRat....I carry a 40 SW with me when prospecting areas with snakes. Thank the lord that there are no cottonmouths up here. Rattlesnakes are not too uncommon where I prospect though, and right tasty when grub is low and gold is good.


~Nash~

 

[River Rat]

Snakes & me do not get along. Too many bad experiences with em.

RR