I got to the launch ramp about 7;45 this morning, it was 46 degrees, foggy as heck...on the south side of the ramp, large rock was put in to hold the soil I assume,,dancing nimbly across them with the rope attached to my boat, I almost planted my foot on a water moccasin of maybe 3.5 to 4.0 feet in length, was he poison, as deadly as a black mamba...well, he lost his head in the affair..and maybe I wasn't terribly nimble on them rocks, but I get get a new lift in my step when we made eye contact...watch your feet guys.