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Title: RETURN OF THE LEGLESS YARD BUDDIES! Post by: indianasmith on June 13, 2010, 01:30:30 PM Found this guy in my yard yesterday, as I was hitching up my boat, the Water Turkey, to go to the lake.
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h288/Indianasmith/IndysThirdAlbum/IMG_2033.jpg) (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h288/Indianasmith/IndysThirdAlbum/IMG_2034.jpg) He's a banded watersnake, a common variety that is often mistaken for the poisonous cottonmouth. Title: Re: RETURN OF THE LEGLESS YARD BUDDIES! Post by: lester1/2jr on June 13, 2010, 01:38:47 PM oh man we see those up by the pond and are always terrified of them. do they bite?
Title: Re: RETURN OF THE LEGLESS YARD BUDDIES! Post by: indianasmith on June 13, 2010, 01:45:28 PM They are not venomous, but will lay a pretty good chomp on you in self defense if you're not careful trying to catch them.
Title: Re: RETURN OF THE LEGLESS YARD BUDDIES! Post by: Raffine on June 13, 2010, 01:57:35 PM Quote He's a banded watersnake, a common variety that is often mistaken for the poisonous cottonmouth. Funny you should mention that. When I first saw your photo I thought "HOLY JUMPIN' CHRISTMAS! DOES INDIANA REALIZE HE'S HOLDING A COTTONMOUTH - BY THE TAIL?!?" :bouncegiggle: Word to the wise: it's best not to hold a poisonous snake if that situation can be avoided, and most particularly not by the tail. |