I dont think he was happy to see me....

[DebbzInNC]

I don't think he was happy to see me....

A quick afternoon fishing trip ended quicker than expected. In fact, I never wet the hook because I don't think he wanted me there.

 

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[Old Dog]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

Nice water moccasin Debb,

Beautiful picture
Thom

 

[bootybay]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

um cant ya scare him far far away.... am not familiar with those kind...so please excuse my ignorance on those snakes.

 

[MD Dog]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

Nice pic of that hatband.

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

Ooooooooh we need disclamers on these posts! Scared me right here in my chair. I'd have been outta there too!

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

He just wanted you to catch him a fish too

 

[Burdie]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

And I am going to the creek to pan gems N C. Uh oh! I think I better keep a sharp eye out.

Burdie

 

[Old Dog]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

Water Moccasins are territorial and will stake their territory just like a cottonmouth.
Only a cottonmouth from my experience will bite with little or no warning.

Where as a moccasin will try to get away before a serious confrontation occurs

Thom

 

[Mental Granny]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

Booty, the ones around here if you throw a line in they will follow the line up to you !

 

[sniffer]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

looks like lunch to me

 

[Glsfutrs]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

How good of a marksman are you ?

 

[rwsnc]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

Water Moccasins are territorial and will stake their territory just like a cottonmouth.
Only a cottonmouth from my experience will bite with little or no warning.

Where as a moccasin will try to get away before a serious confrontation occurs

Thom

Isn't cottonmouth just a nickname for Water Moccasins? Aren't they the same thing?

 

[Old Dog]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

The cotton mouths I have seen and had strike at me were black and much heavier through the body.
These are a bit different in color patern and body shape..

Thom

 

[Glenns5900]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

One thing to remember is that he might have friends.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

Water Moccasins are territorial and will stake their territory just like a cottonmouth.
Only a cottonmouth from my experience will bite with little or no warning.

Where as a moccasin will try to get away before a serious confrontation occurs

Thom

Isn't cottonmouth just a nickname for Water Moccasins? Aren't they the same thing?

no a cotton mouth is much more aggressive, grows larger, jaws detach more to swallow even a fish and can strike/bite you underwater.

 

[zaxfire69]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

Cotton Mouths and Water Moccasins= Mean and nasty little buggers that chase my fishing line, eat my fish when I reel it in, like paddles and blunt objects upside there triangle shaped heads. I don't like em, they stink and are better off pushing up daisy's.

 

[Mental Granny]

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A few years ago a local area town was going to get algae eaters to keep it down and that will help keep the CM / WM down ( by the way the state game ranger said we didn't have any in this area Ha!) but, they were so thick they had a weekend snake shoot they were soooooooooooooo thick you could not even stand safely on the bridge up on the road!

 

[DebbzInNC]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

I looked up some pictures to compare and I think this is a copperhead water moccasin.
He did seem aggressive and territorial though.
I just let him have his spot back. lol. I wasn't in the mood to argue.

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

Lordy Deb > I see these often enough living close to a swamp !! I wasn't expecting this picture They really give me the creeps > I wouldn't have stayed to fish either !! Great pic showing their favorite environment

 

[NGE]

Re: I don't think he was happy to see me....

.22 mag pistol when going fishing by yourself always comes in handy.