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Attachment 97420 Attachment 97421 I hadn't had any time to fish the last couple months do to farming but I encountered this the other day. I was driving around our small lake at the farm an seen a huge snake trying to eat this fish. Needless to say my shotgun done wonders on this snake. The fish well it didn't make it either thought ya'll might want to see this.
That looks like a big A$$ snake if that was a 2# cat. What kind and how long?
I'm glad he is not around anymore!
That was a huge water moccicine head was as wide as my hand and was over 6th long. Ive killed 2 more just like this one trying to eat catfish.
That's neat a diamond back water snake. When I used to bank fish and keep fish on a stringer I had quiet a few try and eat my Catch.
Glad you took that one out. He wont be eating any more fish or scaring any fishermen.:)
Awesome pics. I think the snake was going to win that battle.
Plain ole water snake... diamondback water snake, (Nerodia rhombifer). Very non-poisonous.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishhunter1
I still don't like them, and saw the same thing on the fish farm here this spring. They can eat a fish that size without a problem, but it becomes a problem for them since they can't swim that great once they got a 2# fish in thier gut.
No matter what kind of snake that was, I call all snakes "Rattlemouth Moccasins". Thank God for shotguns!!!
You got close enought to snap a pic where you can see he has round pupils and then called it a cottonmouth?
The pupils are a give away it is not a viper. But, what do I know. I thought a juvenile turkey was a guinea a few days ago.
DP
He called it a water moccasin. There is a difference between a water moccasin and a cottonmouth moccasin.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueducklane
Whoa hold up ya'll i was wrong about what kind of snake it was so that's my bad. An in my oppion the only good snake is a dead snake especially when their this big and eating up fish.
Cool picture thanks for sharing. its a common mistake, most people think cause it is in the water it automatically becomes a cotton mouth/water moccasin. LUCKY-SOMETIMES the only difference between a cotton mouth and a water moccasin is how the name is spelled. water snakes are non venomous and cotton mouths/water moccasins are venomous. the cotton mouth/water moccasin is a mean snake that will practically stare you in the eye and dare you to cross paths with him, a water snake is not that way he is just as scared as you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by lucky-sometimes
great job no mader what it was
It's best to be on the safe side, shoot first and look at eyes second !
"its a dead snake" won't have no more little snakes!!!!!!
Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes? - Indiana Jones
The is absolutely zero chance of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lkconwayguru