Cottonmouth bite

[electric wombat]

Krimmie, that's a great picture. I've taken numerous pictures of cottonmouths but for some reason no matter how much I poke at em & irritate em they never want to open their mouths like that for me. Myabe I'm not holding my mouth the right way LOL!

 

[marksman13]

Whether he's chasing me or I'm in his way don't really matter when he's coming in my direction at a high rate of speed with business on his mind. He's dead either way. I'll let some snakes live, but the venomous ones die on site. Too many dogs and people running around our place.

 

[krimmie]

electric wombat Krimmie, that's a great picture. I've taken numerous pictures of cottonmouths but for some reason no matter how much I poke at em & irritate em they never want to open their mouths like that for me. Myabe I'm not holding my mouth the right way LOL!

Oddly enough, I didn't have to encourage the snakes stance...no poking needed.

 

[FALZOO-XD]

Never had any trouble with them in the swamps down here in S.C. but always wear my snake boots

 

[ShunZu]

Reelfoot Lake, TN. I've seen some monster Cottonmouths in that swampy lake for the last 45 years, but this big boy decided to nibble on a catfish pole one night. The guy couldn't get it off the hook, so a paddle on a rock crushed its head. The head was about 4 inches across before the paddle smashed it. The guy was about 6' tall.

 

[FuzzyBunny]

I have been around water moccasins and seen alot of things.

They will drop out of trees into you boat while fishing.
They will swim up and get in the boat with you also.

Here in Texas the buggers WILL chase you! I think the critters are territorial and want you gone.

Let the experts say what they will about them but I have had them go out of the way to get at me.

 

[stevereno1]

I've had dogs that got bit (we say bit in georgia). Nasty, nasty, nasty! I don't fear the snakes that I can see, I fear the ones that i don't!

 

[meef]

I remember a really, really serious case of cottonmouth once. Fortunately it was a long time ago.

Man, let me assure you I will never, ever drink Bali Hai and Budweiser again.

Ever.

 

[stevereno1]

In Ga., we have four poisonous snakes.

#1 the cottonmouth- It will make you scared of dying.

#2 the rattlesnake- you will think that you may die!

#3 the copperhead- you will wish that you would die aldeady!

#4 the coral snake- You have a good chance of dying!

 

[Jason_G]

I have been around water moccasins and seen alot of things.

They will drop out of trees into you boat while fishing.
They will swim up and get in the boat with you also.

Here in Texas the buggers WILL chase you! I think the critters are territorial and want you gone.

Let the experts say what they will about them but I have had them go out of the way to get at me.

Yep.
They will chase you a ways if you piss them off. I've also had them try to get in the boat with me before. They usually do this after a flood, but can get cantankerous pretty much any other time as well. And they do drop out of trees occasionally. I run yo-yo's and trot-lines for catfish at night and I always check the limbs of the cypress trees real well before checking the lines underneath them. A cottonmouth in your boat will surely ruin your night, and quite possibly your britches.

Jason

 

[marksman13]

Damn, that's a huge cotton mouth!