Snakes, Wierd Year?

[Jerry Rapp]

we go to Black River most every weekend or two. Hadn't seen a water snake all year until yesterday. Usually they are aggressive little buggers in June, coming around when I am chumming up some minners and chubs to catch so the dogs can play with them. I hadn't seen one all year, but yesterday 3 or 4 did drive by's to see what is going on. I have never seen this snake activity so late in the summer.

[Mitch f]

This year is just strange in general.....weather, fishing, etc

[oldasdirt]

I was wading the east fork back when it had some great small mouth. I was mid step and looked down the mouth of the biggest cotton mouth i ever saw why it didn't swallow me I'll never know. But things have changed. Haven't seen a cotton mouth on the black for a long time nor any nice small mouth either.

[jdmidwest]

Otters are running out of fish to eat, so they are eating the snakes.

[Quillback]

Come to think of it, I have not seen many snakes this year. Lots of lizards however.

[bfishn]

All the ambitious snakes moved into finance & politics.

[Goggle-Eyed]

Floated the lower section of the Niangua Saturday and didn't see a single snake, I have seen as many as 15-20 on this section in years past. No complaints from me...

[Feathers and Fins]

WINTER IS COMING

[E Green]

They were there.... You were just making too much noise

[E Green]

A few from my stream behind my home.