SuperMn106 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I seen this snake while driving through a refuge in missouri. Since i just recently moved here and didnt know much about the snakes i decided not to try and catch him. Also he didnt seem too scared of my truck so i thought i would stay inside and take the pic. He was about 3-4 feet long and pretty fat. My first guess was a copperhead but I have never seen one in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Close cousin to the copperhead. That is a water moccasin, see a few of them around here, actually had one under a board where I was working on my trailer yesterday afternoon that ended up meeting a shovel. Copperheads are not usually that dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Cool lookin snake, sure looks like a mean bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck145 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Looks like mosican. We have several here copperheads are a little lighter. Seen one here sat when i was looking for a hog i shot with my bow they will surprise you in the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckslayer Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 All of our copperheads are lighter in color too, and we don't have any mocassins up here but that would be my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Close cousin to the copperhead. That is a water moccasin, Copperheads are not usually that dark. I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yep! That's a water moccasin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Don't have those in Ohio, thank God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Yep, water moccassin aka cottonmouth. Deadly!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Yeah that would be the reason i'm on pins and needles everytime i close to water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Yeah that would be the reason i'm on pins and needles everytime i close to water. LOL, I often tend to watch the ground instead of looking up while walking. They are not just around water. We get them up in the timber and up in the hills here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Now that is a mean looking snake. Have heard tell of my grandpa seeing one or two of those up here. But don't know. Anyway that is a nasty snake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 It may be The Northern Banded Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Nope. Definite water moccasin(cottonmouth). The snake in your pic, Steve is non-poisionous, hence the rounded head and eyes. The snake in Sup's pic has a triangle shaped head or what I call a diamond head and his eyes are slanted. I know you can't see them very well, but trust me they are. Around here, if you know what to look for, you can smell those snakes before you ever see them. They have a musky, pungent odor. BTW---definitely not a snake to catch unless you really know what you're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 you can smell those snakes before you ever see them. They have a musky, pungent odor. Thats no lie! I learned that smell early on in life, fishing grown up farm ponds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antlerhead Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 yes looks like a water mocassin. not an expert though. cause i never hang around long enough to try to identify them. im outta there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 iF I FOUND IT..a dead one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 LOL, I often tend to watch the ground instead of looking up while walking. They are not just around water. We get them up in the timber and up in the hills here. Oh they are here too. My head is glued to the ground in bow season and turkey season. Cant be too careful with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 iF I FOUND IT..a dead one!! Yup! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 The eyes say Mocassin.....i've confused the banded water snake with them more than once, lol...i hate mocassins, they're agressive, nasty snakes....i was on a burn once, they dropped me off on the marsh edge, i was almost to where i had to be to get picked up and all of a sudden a gator jumps in the water, not 2 seconds later, a ball of them fricking snakes scattered.....i had fire coming to me, snakes , God only knows where they went and a gator in the water and i had to get to the airboat, i was freaking out, lol....but i made it :)lol....now i am going to be all freaked out walking in thurs. morning, lol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMn106 Posted October 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Yea, he looked pretty mean and i was not sure if he was venomous or not so i decided a picture would do just fine . He is venomous right? If so that would be my first encounter with a wild venomous snake. Nope. Definite water moccasin(cottonmouth). The snake in your pic, Steve is non-poisionous, hence the rounded head and eyes. The snake in Sup's pic has a triangle shaped head or what I call a diamond head and his eyes are slanted. I know you can't see them very well, but trust me they are. Around here, if you know what to look for, you can smell those snakes before you ever see them. They have a musky, pungent odor. BTW---definitely not a snake to catch unless you really know what you're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Yea, he looked pretty mean and i was not sure if he was venomous or not so i decided a picture would do just fine . He is venomous right? If so that would be my first encounter with a wild venomous snake. yes he is , very venomous........i'd rather get bitten by a rattlesnake..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Cottonmouths or water moccasins are indeed venomous and are quite nasty. They are aggressive especially in the spring and fall. I see a lot of them and there is no doubt that is a water moccasin, the head shape is a dead giveaway too that it is not a banded water snake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 That's genuine copperback rattlemocasin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abear Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 I agree that is a mossican i hoped you killed that thing pretty quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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