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 Re: Cotton mouth??
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04/12/21 04:43 PM
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Seeing how chunky he is and has those bands, seems to be a Cottonmouth to me. Don't tick it off. Those stupid things will chase you.
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Re: Cotton mouth??
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04/12/21 07:39 PM
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100% banded water snake. I kept snakes for about 10 years. It is not unusual at all for this species to be very chunky and quite large. That is not a way to tell a venomous from non venomous snake.Banded water snakes are both common at my home in Victoria county and in East Texas where I have some land. They are one of the most likely snakes one will see in ponds and creeks.
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Re: Cotton mouth??
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04/12/21 08:21 PM
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That is a very fat body compared to its length. Thats one tell tale sign of a poisonous snake compared to a non venomous snake. About the only way to tell from that far. That one may have gotten the judge.
Very difficult to tell but the water snakes i see usually aren’t that plump in the body and if they are its a very obvious bump from a fish or something. my thoughts too. wish you would have messed wit so we could tell fo sho
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Re: Cotton mouth??
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04/12/21 08:40 PM
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It's actually pretty easy to tell the difference between a Banded Water Snake, a Diamond Back Water Snake, and a Water Moccasin if you know what to look for. All 3 of these species will vary in color and sometimes a little in pattern depending on the area of the State, but it's still not that hard to tell them apart. We have high populations of all three species around here, and I would say that 8 or 9 times out of 10 folks that think they killed a Cotton Mouth ended up killing a water snake. The Diamond Back Water Snake is more commonly confused with the Moccasin in these parts.
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