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<blockquote data-quote="Ready_fire_aim" data-source="post: 4122375" data-attributes="member: 50626"><p>Yes many of the more accurate snake identification techniques require getting too close for comfort</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Haha! Right… here’s a few more tips</p><p></p><p>Extra hole behind nostril (the pit making the pit vipers). As mentioned, slit pupils mean venomous vs round pupils mean non-venomous</p><p></p><p>Hershey kiss shaped pattern with autumn colors most likely a copper head.</p><p></p><p>Venomous snakes tend to have very chunky bodies. Thick for their length. Large triangular heads. Upturned nose. Etc</p><p></p><p>Cottonmouths/moccasins will usually be on the surface of the water when swimming. Like 100% of its thick/stout body on the surface, almost as if it was slithering on the ground… if a snake is swimming with its body submerged and just it’s head above water it’s probably just a water snake. If it’s diving completely under a lot it’s probably just a water snake.</p><p></p><p>I have witnessed a cottonmouth being aggressive years ago. I was night fishing for catfish from the bank and had a few on a stringer. A moccasin showed up and decided it wanted to eat one of my wounded fish… so I tried to pull my stringer in real fast and it looked directly at me, then it rushed onto the bank and chased me away! I literally turned tail and ran from the SOB… I returned throwing large rocks at him from distance until he went away. Pulled in the stringer/iced the fish and got the hell outta there lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ready_fire_aim, post: 4122375, member: 50626"] Yes many of the more accurate snake identification techniques require getting too close for comfort Haha! Right… here’s a few more tips Extra hole behind nostril (the pit making the pit vipers). As mentioned, slit pupils mean venomous vs round pupils mean non-venomous Hershey kiss shaped pattern with autumn colors most likely a copper head. Venomous snakes tend to have very chunky bodies. Thick for their length. Large triangular heads. Upturned nose. Etc Cottonmouths/moccasins will usually be on the surface of the water when swimming. Like 100% of its thick/stout body on the surface, almost as if it was slithering on the ground… if a snake is swimming with its body submerged and just it’s head above water it’s probably just a water snake. If it’s diving completely under a lot it’s probably just a water snake. I have witnessed a cottonmouth being aggressive years ago. I was night fishing for catfish from the bank and had a few on a stringer. A moccasin showed up and decided it wanted to eat one of my wounded fish… so I tried to pull my stringer in real fast and it looked directly at me, then it rushed onto the bank and chased me away! I literally turned tail and ran from the SOB… I returned throwing large rocks at him from distance until he went away. Pulled in the stringer/iced the fish and got the hell outta there lol [/QUOTE]
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