Snake Id

[Chief Grey Bear]

I have worried about the snakes in the grass for many years now. It is not a fear, it is just looking out for one's own self. Always being aware of any dangers and removing the known ones when possible before they create a problem.

Poison snakes do have their own built in defenses. I also kill wasps and yellow jackets too.

You have no fear, you are just worried. Always removing dangers before they are a problem.

I don't know how you allow yourself to leave the house.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I thought there had been a few confirmed up the Little Niangua River?

Not an expert but last summer I did see a "very dark and fat" snake swimming with 90% of his body out of the water while was fishing the big niangua river... Didn't get close enough to ID it other than I have never seen any other snake swim that far "on top" of the water. Again would have assumed if they could survive above Tunnel Dam they could be in the lake as well.....

I lived for awhile up the hollow from Bennett on 32 acres about a mile off of 64 and we had a small remote pond on it. There was a cottonmouth on it, but it was gone after a couple of years and I assumed it didn't like the traffic from myself and the dogs coming down to fish it or it went looking for a mate. I've never seen one on the Niangua, but I fish the busy part.

[Goggle-Eyed]

I have only seen the ONE in all the years I have fished it. I have seen a few copperheaded-rattlemocasins but only one that I BELIEVE was really a water moccasin.

Joe

[Skeeter ZX190]

Two funny stories involving snakes. We were crappie fishing from the bank out at Council Grove Reservoir in Kansas. There was a small 12 inch garter snake that was hanging around the rocks where we were fishing. I went to move locations and as I started to step to a new rock, I looked down to where I was about to step with my right foot and there was the snake. My right foot never touched the ground but my left foot made it to the next rock. I defied gravity!

Second story. There were 3 of us fishing in a boat. The guy in the back was VERY large. A small rattlesnake swam up to the boat and seemed intent on climbing aboard. The guy in the front was using his rod to try and shoe it away. The guy in the back said in a slow, matter-of-fact way, "if that snake comes in the boat, you are going to see a fat man walk on water".

[ALLSTAR1]

Choot em! Choot em!

[Drbucketmouth57]

Looks like a rattle mouth cotton moccasin
to me but I don`t wana start no thing

[flyman]

Neat pics!