woolybear Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Down at the crick today. Found a nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Nice pic Matt. Glad to know there's a few folks that let them walk I know one thing, they can strike fear in you when you almost step on one, or when youre wading and their swimming down the creek, sure looks like a cottonmouth at a glance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Nice pic Matt. Glad to know there's a few folks that let them walk Yeah John....I'll take a quick pic with my catch and send them back on their way. No harm in these banded fellas even if they do get ya. You just bleed for a bit longer than you normally would due to the snake spit that prevents clotting. That's how they slow down what they hit if they don't catch it first strike. You don't even feel anything more than the initial impact. Simply harmless creatures. He had the chance to ellude me but chose to stay still untill the last momment before trying to make an escape. Got pretty aggressive at that point but calmed down once in hand. I can see how they could be mistaken for a venomous snake by coloration but the location is all wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Awh look at the fella just a chillin lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Cool pics Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Beautiful snake and have caught many of them. It just goes to show how people can mistake them for a copperhead with those markings, it doesn't look like its to far from shedding either, very dull in color. I chase one of those boogers at the lakes I grew up at for three years trying to catch him, he was huge. Pushing around 4 to 5 feet, closest I got was two hands on him and he was half down a hole, didn't want to hurt it so I let him go. LOL Great pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 it doesn't look like its to far from shedding either, very dull in color. Good eye Straight Shooter! .....after our gentle scuffle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I love the reptile's, I used to have a ton of them when I lived on my own from Boa's, pythons, savanah monitors, and a varity of rat snakes. My friends always told me I didn't have to worry about no one breaking in since I had 13 aquariums filled with snakes and lizards. LOL Those common brown water snakes are a beautiful snake, love those colors when they shed, very vivid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom wayman Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 finaly some one that knows they'er snakes.thank you for not killin the little guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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