Got a snake in the boat

[Pintail711]

Just put the plug in the boat and fill the bilge area with water with bleach in it. Leave the lids open and he will find his way out---quickly.

Most of you guys would not want to be around my taxidermy studio, day or night. It is located in one of the most densely populated areas for cottonmouths in the country. I deal with them almost weekly and find them to be very docile, non-threatening if left alone. I watched my 5 month old female lab pup step all over one last week and it never threatened to bite her. Doubt that scenario would happen again but I saw it with my own eyes. The cottonmouth now resides in one of my freezers until I decide to mount it for display.

A couple purchased a camp/boatlaunch/bait shop on my home lake about 3 years ago. Tore the old store down (it was pretty bad off) and rebuilt a new one. The man that owns it told me that while they were bulldozing it, cottonmouths just came out every where. He said they were in the ceilings, walls etc. I though to myself, OMG, I have walked in that place a thousand times. Just a thought...lol

[keeferfish]

Buy him a fishing license and double your limit!

[sls]

My partner and i checked the boat several times today. No sign of the snake. Don't know if that is good or bad .

[BoarBuster]

There are only two kinds of snakes. Those that are dead and those that should be dead. To bad you didn't get to put him in that first group.


FISH ON

[Black Lion]

Give him the boat

I Agree!!!

[Nettinyahoo]

You don't have a pet mongoose?

[splitshot]

Dang. And I thought fishing all night with a rat in the boat was bad....

[Pintail711]

My partner and i checked the boat several times today. No sign of the snake. Don't know if that is good or bad .

Oh man. I cannot imagine being in that position. The "unsure" part is worse than knowing it is still in the boat. Venonmous or not, I would have a heart attack right on the spot.

[BoarBuster]

Oh man. I cannot imagine being in that position. The "unsure" part is worse than knowing it is still in the boat. Venonmous or not, I would have a heart attack right on the spot.

Looks to me like its time to trade boats. That not knowing part would have me looking around all the time and not concentrating on fishing.


FISH ON

[shipahoy41]

I would have gone to the nearest marina or police and asked for help. I do not like snakes at all!!! Catch a 10 pound bass and throw him in there. That trash fish will eat the snake.