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Old 04-26-2009, 07:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Can anybody tell me what this ugly cuss might be? He decided to slither up on my back deck and hang out for a while. I stopped hubby from whacking him with a shovel but I've no idea if this one is poisonous or not. I'm in Texas now by the way.
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Old 04-26-2009, 07:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Cottonmouth........
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Cottonmouth........
Naw... Cottonmouth Water Moccasin
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I've no idea if this one is poisonous or not.
Pick it up and find out.

You should know within a few seconds.

Here snakey, snakey..............
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............you ever been in a boat with one.....I have....down south, moccasin.......means only one snake..they will chase your ass and you will leave the boat.
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Eastern DiamondBacks are bigger....................that's a small 'rattler....
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............you ever been in a boat with one.....I have....down south, moccasin.......means only one snake..they will chase your ass and you will leave the boat.
So. It doesn't look like one.


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It's a fake picture.
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Old 04-26-2009, 07:47 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Can anybody tell me what this ugly cuss might be? He decided to slither up on my back deck and hang out for a while. I stopped hubby from whacking him with a shovel but I've no idea if this one is poisonous or not. I'm in Texas now by the way.
Common Garter Snake
NOT poisonous.

FYI - Cotton mouths are not found north of Norfolk VA
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Common Garter Snake
NOT poisonous.

FYI - Cotton mouths are not found north of Norfolk VA
She's in Texas...Western Cottonmouth........
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