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Harmless water snake vs Cottonmouth ID from distance?
Posted on 4/20/24 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 4/20/24 at 1:11 pm
Is it true that cottons whole body floats on the surface when it swims, but other water snakes have just their head out?
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Posted on 4/20/24 at 1:24 pm to deeprig9
I have always found it to be pretty accurate but I am no expert.
Cottons will float up high on the water. If they go under they come back up pretty quickly.
Water snakes will go down and stay down.
Cottons will float up high on the water. If they go under they come back up pretty quickly.
Water snakes will go down and stay down.
This post was edited on 4/20/24 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 4/20/24 at 1:29 pm to deeprig9
Good visual example of a cotton mouth swimming up high in the water.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 2:02 pm to deeprig9
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Is it true that cottons whole body floats on the surface when it swims, but other water snakes have just their head out?
Even when cruising on the surface, banded water snakes will swim with their head close to the surface...just kind of flat.
Every cottonmouth I've ever seen kept its head and usually (not always) a couple of inches of "neck" up out of the water.
This post was edited on 4/20/24 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 4/20/24 at 4:24 pm to deeprig9
Had one cotton mouth swim between mine and a buddys kayaks on the ocmulgee about ten years back. He was on top. That was scary. Took a drunken pot shot at a huge mocassin on Seminole with a 9mm while gator hunting and he chased my boat. Also on top of the water.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 6:11 pm to deeprig9
Cm has that pyramid shaped body when floating.
Posted on 4/21/24 at 8:28 pm to deeprig9
This post was edited on 4/21/24 at 8:44 pm
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