Thread: Hooked A Moc

Reaper - A shotgun does a better job than a weedeater

Yeah cricket George I bet a weedeater would just piss them off

My uncle went through on of those moments with a common water snake. He hooked him with a treble hook toward the tail with a treble. Reeled him up to the end of the pole and the snake was striking just short of his hand. He then realized there were no rocks or clubs anywhere around. He ended up making a trip from the pond to the creek for a limb.

A shotgun never pisses them off..............just takes their head off or makes 2 of them. turtle bait, turtle bait . Personally, I like to find a cottonmouth coiled up on a branch in the shade and let fly with a full choke and a load of 8's or 6's. Can you say snakeburger?

I grew up in southern Leflore County and was covered up with Cottonmouths and Copperheads down there. I also lived at Lake Eufaula for 3+ years and saw my share of them there. My answer is the "Guv."

Originally Posted by BudsBoy

OK first off it's culvert. Second unless you were in far southeaster Oklahoma you probably hooked a common Dimond backed water snake that 99% of the people id as a Moc as you called it. I have lived and hunted and fished every creek and lake in central Oklahoma and have never seen one. But I have seen fishermen run from the afore mentioned snakes many many times. Most folks just don't know how to id them. No offense, but if you can catch it, call the wildlife dept. they say they are only in the south east part of the state.

I too have grown up 50+ years working the creeks and lakes of Eastern Oklahoma and would agree until recently. I saw 2 killed at Graves Creek last year and saw another the other day downstream from the low water dam below Hudson. Got a picture of him but not face on. But he had the white jaw line and the head shape. He was working the roots of a tree just above the creek. Copper heads are out as well, saw one this week. The common water snakes are easy to tell once you see the real deal, totally different look and attitude. Simple solution if it gets in the boat kill it, if it stays out of the boat leave it be the only good snake is on a new set of Cowboy boots LOL

If the cotton mouth is the only "water snake" that has a white mouth inside, I can attest to two of them on different occasions at Skiatook. When they swim toward me while I am standing in the water fishing, open wide and hiss at me, I dont care what they are, I beat them until dead.

They are all Cobras......they just camo themselves out to look like ordinary snakes