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My luck.
- Thread starter Yantzie
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glenhead
Elder curmudgeon
Nice cottonmouths! (At least the last two are...)
The last two are for sure Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti, the Florida cottonmouth. Can't see the first one well enough for a positive ID; unless it's the same as one of the other two, it might be a Florida banded watersnake, Natrix fasciata. The positive differentiator between a cottonmouth and a Natrix is the pupil of the eye. Natrix have round pupils, like our corn snakes, and the cottonmouths have a slit pupil like a cat.
Around these parts, cottonmouths are nasty, aggressive snakes. Their bite usually isn't too venomous, but you're almost guaranteed to get a multi-vector infection from it - their mouths are like mobile sewers.
Nonetheless, I've always thought they were pretty snakes, with their subtle patterning. Here's wishing you better luck on your hunts, though - don't wanna get punked!
The last two are for sure Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti, the Florida cottonmouth. Can't see the first one well enough for a positive ID; unless it's the same as one of the other two, it might be a Florida banded watersnake, Natrix fasciata. The positive differentiator between a cottonmouth and a Natrix is the pupil of the eye. Natrix have round pupils, like our corn snakes, and the cottonmouths have a slit pupil like a cat.
Around these parts, cottonmouths are nasty, aggressive snakes. Their bite usually isn't too venomous, but you're almost guaranteed to get a multi-vector infection from it - their mouths are like mobile sewers.
Nonetheless, I've always thought they were pretty snakes, with their subtle patterning. Here's wishing you better luck on your hunts, though - don't wanna get punked!