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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 1:32 pm to Huntinguy
Plain bellied water snake swimming vs cortton mouth both in this video.
This post was edited on 4/20/24 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 4/20/24 at 1:50 pm to Mister Bigfish
Very cool video. Almost doesnt look real
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 2:35 pm to Mister Bigfish
He let that cottonmouth swim right between his legs....HELL NO!!
Posted on 4/20/24 at 2:40 pm to Huntinguy
I've seen water snakes do a pretty good impression of a cottonmouth when swimming; most of the body up with the head tilted up. I think the are more prone to do that when they are relaxed and nobody is around. If anyone is around they go under.
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 4:41 pm to Volt
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He let that cottonmouth swim right between his legs....HELL NO!!
Yeah...frick that.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 6:11 pm to deeprig9
Cm has that pyramid shaped body when floating.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 6:44 pm to Mister Bigfish
Excellent video.
Damn, TigrrrDad been hitting the weights and eating lots of cheeseburgers.
Damn, TigrrrDad been hitting the weights and eating lots of cheeseburgers.
Posted on 4/21/24 at 11:29 am to Volt
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He let that cottonmouth swim right between his legs....HELL NO!!
Keep telling y’all they aren’t aggressive.
Even the Eastern diamondback we caught Friday didn’t strike once. Didn’t even rattle til about 20 minutes after we started messing with it.
Posted on 4/21/24 at 8:28 pm to deeprig9
This post was edited on 4/21/24 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 4/22/24 at 5:30 am to Speckhunter2012
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Damn, TigrrrDad been hitting the weights and eating lots of cheeseburgers.
Was that really him? The creek in that video looked like the Tchefuncte River and I think he lives across the river from our place.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 9:26 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
That was definitely not me.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 3:30 pm to RougeDawg
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most of the body up with the head tilted up. I think the are more prone to do that when they are relaxed and nobody is around. If anyone is around they go under.
I would think it would be the opposite, because they puff up with air to make themselves look big when they are threatened. But idk
Posted on 4/22/24 at 4:21 pm to VolSquatch
I can you this ......When the sucker falls from a tree into the middle of your boat .......I can give a crap less what his name or politics is ....I go swimming ...
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