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royhobie

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A large outbreak of cotton mouth water moccasin is reported in St. Jerome's Creek in St. Mary's County. Not long ago, one over 6 feet, 2" in diameter attacked to adults. People were unhurt. However, these snakes are very, very agressive and poisionous. For water front homes along this area, keep grass cut. Perhaps the Ospreys, Eagles etc. will pick off a few of them. One coiled around a rudder of of a catamaran while sailing in St. Jeromes Creek. Did a quick spring release of the rudder dumped him.
 
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limblips

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royhobie said:
A large outbreak of cotton mouth water moccasin is reported in St. Jerome's Creek in St. Mary's County. Not long ago, one over 6 feet, 2" in diameter attacked to adults. People were unhurt. However, these snakes are very, very agressive and poisionous. For water front homes along this area, keep grass cut. Perhaps the Ospreys, Eagles etc. will pick off a few of them. One coiled around a rudder of of a catamaran while sailing in St. Jeromes Creek. Did a quick spring release of the rudder dumped him.
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I would think that a brown water snake would be the more likely suspect, but could be wrong. Many people assume that any snake in the water or near the water is a moccasin.



From Wikpaedia: Conservation Status: Brown watersnakes are common in our region and are not protected. However, like other watersnakes, this species is often mistaken for the venomous cottonmouth because of their coloring, habitat, and slightly triangular head. Sadly, this ignorance leads to the needless killing of many watersnakes annually.
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
Unless that is on the intracoastal waterway in southern Virginia, I have to raise the BS flag.

Know your snakes before posting about them.
 
Baja28

Baja28

Obama destroyed America
royhobie said:
A large outbreak of cotton mouth water moccasin is reported in St. Jerome's Creek in St. Mary's County. Not long ago, one over 6 feet, 2" in diameter attacked to adults. People were unhurt. However, these snakes are very, very agressive and poisionous. For water front homes along this area, keep grass cut. Perhaps the Ospreys, Eagles etc. will pick off a few of them. One coiled around a rudder of of a catamaran while sailing in St. Jeromes Creek. Did a quick spring release of the rudder dumped him.
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Reading a lot of your posts, I have concluded that you are clueless. Sorry bout that champ.

Cotton mouths are not this far north and they only grow to 4 feet max.
 
DEEKAYPEE8569

DEEKAYPEE8569

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royhobie said:
A large outbreak of cotton mouth water moccasin is reported in St. Jerome's Creek in St. Mary's County. Not long ago, one over 6 feet, 2" in diameter attacked to adults. People were unhurt. However, these snakes are very, very agressive and poisionous. For water front homes along this area, keep grass cut. Perhaps the Ospreys, Eagles etc. will pick off a few of them. One coiled around a rudder of of a catamaran while sailing in St. Jeromes Creek. Did a quick spring release of the rudder dumped him.
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"Swimming On The Beach"??

How do ya tread sand? And if you're floating on your back on the sand, isn't that just laying out?:lmao:
 
aps45819

aps45819

24/7 Single Dad
bcp said:
Unless that is on the intracoastal waterway in southern Virginia, I have to raise the BS flag.

Know your snakes before posting about them.
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:yeahthat: We used to catch crabs out of the brackish lake on Dam Neck and frequently had a cotton mouth chase us out of the water :lol:
There was actually a "Roving Snake Watch" on base. They'd give you a flashlight and a stick and your job was to walk the perimeter sidewalk and flip the snakes back into the bushes
 
Pushrod

Pushrod

Patriot
Chasey_Lane said:
Neither are manatees, but...
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Manatees have been known to roam this far north when the waters warm up and the gulf stream shifts west. Cottonmouths do not range out of their natural territory which extends to the Southern reaches of Virginia and south through Florida. There has not been, ever, any reported cottonmouth snakes found in Maryland.
Venomous Snakes in Maryland - Maryland's Wildlife Species - Natural Heritage Program - Wildlife and Heritage Service

eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail

Geographic range

Distribution. Blue = A. p. piscivorus; Red = A. p. conanti, Green = A. p. leucostoma, Gray = intergradation.[4]Found in the eastern United States from Virginia, south through the Florida peninsula and west to Arkansas, southeastern Kansas, eastern and southern Oklahoma, and east and central Texas. A few records exist of the species being found along the Rio Grande in Texas, but these are thought to represent disjunct populations, now possibly eradicated. The type locality given is "Carolina," although Schmidt (1953) proposed that this be restricted to the area around Charleston, South Carolina.[1]

Campbell and Lamar (2004) mentions this species as being found in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.[4] Maps provided by Campbell and Lamar (2004) and Wright and Wright (1957) also indicate its presence in eastern Tennessee, extreme southeastern Nebraska and limit it to the western part of Kentucky.[3][4]

In Georgia it is found in the southern half of the state up to a few kilometers north of the fall line with few exceptions. Its range also includes the Ohio River Valley as far north as southern Illinois, and it inhabits many barrier islands off the coasts of the states where it is found.[4]
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migtig

migtig

aka Mrs. Giant
Is it Really a Water Moccasin?

Honestly - since the snake is aquatic I can see it come across from VA to Souther MD. Is it really that huge of a stretch of imagination? :shrug: Cause technically, the Brown Water Snake only resides as far north as say..VA. Did you all mean a Northern Water Snake?
 
BadGirl

BadGirl

I am so very blessed
I recall growing up on St. Jerome's Creek and seeing lots of water moccasins. It's not a stretch of the imagination to believe that they are still here. :shrug:

I believe it.
 
mAlice

mAlice

professional daydreamer
BadGirl said:
I recall growing up on St. Jerome's Creek and seeing lots of water moccasins. It's not a stretch of the imagination to believe that they are still here. :shrug:

I believe it.
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So do I. Weather trends and population growth/building all have an impact on the movement of creatures. People say there are no brown recluse spiders in this area, but I've seen them. How'd they get here? Maybe in a moving boxes. :shrug:
 
BadGirl

BadGirl

I am so very blessed
mAlice said:
So do I. Weather trends and population growth/building all have an impact on the movement of creatures. People say there are no brown recluse spiders in this area, but I've seen them. How'd they get here? Maybe in a moving boxes. :shrug:
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:high5:

I remember taking a little crabbing boat around shore to go catch soft crabs, and there was a very specific tree that was known to be a haven for snakes, particularly water mocossins. While I'm sure that they ventured out away from that dead tree, we knew to never never never get too close to it.


Ahhhhh, good times. :yay:
 
onel0126

onel0126

Bead mumbler
Water mocs are not found further north than the Great Dismal Swamp in VA. Straggler-possible. Outbreak-not. Brown water snakes folks.
 
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limblips

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BadGirl said:
:high5:

I remember taking a little crabbing boat around shore to go catch soft crabs, and there was a very specific tree that was known to be a haven for snakes, particularly water mocossins. While I'm sure that they ventured out away from that dead tree, we knew to never never never get too close to it.


Ahhhhh, good times. :yay:
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Sounds like a often told tale that became fact through longevity. Much like George Washington and the cherry tree!
 
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