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I saw a snake swimming by my dock yesterday about 18 " long. It swam to the pontoon boat then went around the dock to land. It stopped when it saw me, raised up out of the water, and opened its mouth. I swear it was a copperhead. It had that brownish-reddish pattern. I didn't get a look at the shape of its head.
So, can they swim? Peke
Yup!
Most ALL snakes can swim.
While it could have been a Copperhead, it could have just as easily been a water snake with similar coloration.
... cp :cool:
Better believe it
:)
Ah Geez! Now that I think about it...it must have been a COBRA! Yeah! They are all the same to me...all snakes.
Peke
It was a copperheaded rattle moccasin. I am sure of it:yikes. Yes, Peke copperheads do swim. I have seen them fishing in Big Sallisaw Creek years ago. By fishing I mean they were laying in the riffles with their head out of water and looked like a stick bobbing. I looked twice before I realized what they were then pulled my pistol and shot 1 or 2.
I think youve guessed by now that they cam swim.Thumbs Up
Well, don't keep us waiting, what did it say?? RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by peke
Well geez! I think it said..."Bite me!" Rofl
You left that one wide open!
CG- maybe it was a copper moccasin headed water cobra with a rattle!
I will send them your way since you like fishing with them so much..After all you were willing to stop fishing to play with them! :biggrin
I played with them with a .22 in hand:yikes
Yes, copperheads can definitely swim and do so frequently. If it raised up and opened its mouth, it sounds like it could have been a cottonmouth. They will often do that and the inside of their mouth is white, hence the name. Cottonmouths can be brownish at times and the smaller ones have much more visible patterns.
One thing about poisonous snakes is the the way they swim. They will be on top of the water, like a balloon, rather than in the water if that makes sense.
HEY! You trying to be a Smart Acre lady? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by peke
I was just thinking that he swam up to you and opened is mouth and said "Gimme the nanna puddin lady, it's sssssssssooo good!"
But just for that remark, this is for you.... hehehe
Swimming Copperheads!
When I was a kid we found one swimming around our dock. I caught it and was holding it (we did this kind of stuff all the time as kids with snakes, scorpions, turantulas, and whatever else we could find) and I decided to shift it from one hand to another. when I loosened my grip on it's head to put it in my other hand it was able to bite me on the hand I was transferring it to. I killed it and proceeded to the hospital with my dad. I was more angry that my fishing was over than anything else. My hand swelled up like softball but other than that I was fine. It took about 2 or 3 weeks for the swelling and soreness to go away. I can olny describe the bite as being injected with lava. It felt like lava spreading through my hand and up my arm.
Snakes can swim, but they'd much rather ride in a boat.
JIM JIM JIM...had 1 drop in my Ranger about 2 weeks ago down at Coal as I was going under a tree....Needless to say he almost owned a Ranger too..I was going out 1 side of it and he went out the other..yeah it was a copperheaded cobra water rattler and vicious.....Dont laugh Don...I heard a plop looked around and he or she I didnt pay alot of attention was laying on the front deck right behind me...When I turned he or she went squirmin 1 way and I almost left the boat the other...he or she was about 10' long and looked hungrey...naw really it was about 2' and meaner than heck...glad he decided to leave the boat before I did....Ranger
Normally poisonous snakes swim with their body laying on top of water. But all can submerge if they want.
Kill em and I do mean kill em all. Crap after looking at all those pictures I now have the creeps. I hate snakes and I will hurt myself if I do come across one.
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Originally Posted by OkieDon
"Even snakes are afraid of snakes." - Stephen Wright
A friend of ours from Houston found this coral......
They're not uncommon in those parts. When we lived down there, we lived on 5 acres that held water in parts of it nearly year round. Found plenty of Copperheads and a buddy found a rattler once, but no Corals...lucky me!!
It was definitely a copperhead after looking at those pictures! That is one reason I do not fish in creek channels. I do not like trees over my head.