crayon7 Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Well my firend and I decided we werent gonna go to the same place weve fished the past few years wed go try something new. SO we head out its was like almost an hour drive. Get there get set up go fishin and I find myself messin with a two and a half foot aligator gar. He snaps at my lure so I kind of sink it in his lip and reel him in. Seeing how big he was I decided I didnt want to mess with him and noticed he wasnt sunk to deep so I shook him off and went on with my stuff. So get a few other hits on some top waters and switch to some spoon setups. Get a nice little small mouth that fights like a champ and is just awesome. FOrgot the cam though so I put him back and go to another spot and cast out. I get it almost to the shore kine when I feel a tug just as I bringing it out of the water. I gut caught this fool and he was ticked. It was dark so I didnt know what I had until it curled up and started to show his mouth. I cant get away from dangerous things these last few fishing trips. Quote
crayon7 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Posted June 11, 2007 Theres a fork in the river the cam was on the right side we were fishing the left. The baby bass wasnt anything to take a sprint for but this little fella was. So my friend ran and got the cam. I almost crapped myself on this one man. Quote
crayon7 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Posted June 11, 2007 Its a cotton mouth. If I would of not paid attention flung it on me I would have been screwed where we were. The hospital is right there but the walk would of sucked to the truck. It was ticked striking at us trying to bite us and he kept coilin around my lure. So the only way I could get my lure back was to take care of it. Sorry but Id rather it then me. You can see my line and some of the black and white skirt hes sitting on in the inside coils. Quote
cpvenom Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Thats awesome! Well maybe not for the snake but great pic. I had a snake jump out of a bush and grab a bluegill I had on once but it was only a watersnake. Sweeet pic Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted June 11, 2007 Super User Posted June 11, 2007 F that noise! Poisonous snakes make me squeal like a little girl!!! Quote
Gotta Love It Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Its a cotton mouth. If I would of not paid attention flung it on me I would have been screwed where we were. The hospital is right there but the walk would of sucked to the truck. It was ticked striking at us trying to bite us and he kept coilin around my lure. So the only way I could get my lure back was to take care of it. Sorry but Id rather it then me. You can see my line and some of the black and white skirt hes sitting on in the inside coils. I'm not a snake expert but... are you sure it was a cotton mouth? It doesn't resemble a cotton mouth from the pics I have seen. It looks more like a water snake. Quote
cpvenom Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 It does have a lighter coloration, but judging by the defensive gestures and thick body, I think it probably was a water moccasin. Most watersnakes try to escape, moccasins and known for their defensive gestures. Crayon, did you see any fangs? Thats another way to tell. Quote
crayon7 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Posted June 11, 2007 WHen we cut the head off you could see the fangs. THey are folded back toward the back of the mouth. Trust me he was striking at a stick I was trying to use to get my lure back with. I dont care what kind of snake it was if it strikes at me its goin down. Quote
Gotta Love It Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Check out this site... http://www.wf.net/~snake/moccasin.htm Quote
crayon7 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Posted June 11, 2007 Check out this site... http://www.wf.net/~snake/moccasin.htm See the brown one hes holding at the bottom of the page. Thats the way this ones mouth was. Crap I should of taken a pic of his fangs but I aint no steve irwin. SO what do you think could happen to me? I go tthe heebees just messin with the dead part of this thing. Quote
Gotta Love It Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 I'm not a snake person either! And if that snake was striking at me, that would be a dead snake too! I must admit... those are really neat pics! Not sure how close you were but it must have been pretty close! Quote
G3-Basser Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 I'm a big fan of snakes, but moccasins are the one snake that I really don't like. I've seen a lot of them with that brown tone and plenty of fangs included. -J Quote
crayon7 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Posted June 12, 2007 I'm not a snake person either! And if that snake was striking at me, that would be a dead snake too! I must admit... those are really neat pics! Not sure how close you were but it must have been pretty close! I was close enough for it to be scary as crap. But I also have a hell of a zoom on the cam. I was about 4 ft away or so though pokin it with a stick to try and get it off the lure but to no luck. Sanke had to be dealt with in a timely manner. It was dark and I didnt know that river very well so we had to do what we had to do and take off. Quote
Super User KU_Bassmaster. Posted June 12, 2007 Super User Posted June 12, 2007 There is not a lure in the world, shoot for that matter a rod and reel combo, that I would want back bad enough to get close enough to take those pictures or even kill it. Like 4biz, I would have ran like a little girl back to mommy. Quote
llPa1nll Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 F that noise! Poisonous snakes make me squeal like a little girl!!! Hahahaha! Quote
crayon7 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Posted June 12, 2007 There is not a lure in the world, shoot for that matter a rod and reel combo, that I would want back bad enough to get close enough to take those pictures or even kill it. Like 4biz, I would have ran like a little girl back to mommy. When your poor and hardcore like I am nothing and I mean nothing steals from you. I work hard for the what little I have. I was gettin it back no matter what. Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 12, 2007 Super User Posted June 12, 2007 It's a Juvenile Cottonmouth which is lighter in color than adults; another clue is the flat head, water snakes have a rounded head on top. Texans may be reluctant to brag about this one, but the Lone Star State is, undeniably, a cornucopia of snake diversity. We boast a stunning 68 species of snakes. If you include both species and subspecies in that number, it gives you a grand total of 115 - the highest number in all of the United States. Quote
bassbob08 Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 sounds like you had a lot of fun,did you catch any more fish. Quote
Gotta Love It Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 It's a Juvenile Cottonmouth which is lighter in color than adults; another clue is the flat head, water snakes have a rounded head on top. Texans may be reluctant to brag about this one, but the Lone Star State is, undeniably, a cornucopia of snake diversity. We boast a stunning 68 species of snakes. If you include both species and subspecies in that number, it gives you a grand total of 115 - the highest number in all of the United States. Thanks for the snake identification Catt!!! Quote
cpvenom Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 While I dont condone killing snakes, even "mean" ones, be careful when handling a snake's head. Even when severed from the body, the head still bite for anl amount of time. There have been documented cases of people bieng bitten and injected with venom from decapitated snakes. Just a word of warning. Quote
crayon7 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Posted June 12, 2007 I know the fangs still produce venom from the severed head. I was using a stick about 4 ft long the whole time. ALso Ill kill a snake if I have to ie if its in my way or if its threatining me or if I hook as i did. Im not about to get bit out in the middle of no where. So if its gonna be snake or me its gonna be snake. I know thats their home and what not but yeah I didnt want to die none. ANd no I didnt catch any more fish cause we werent prepared for night fishing that day. Next time though we will be prepared to have a lot of fun. : ;D Quote
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