flintknapper
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Went to pull the cards on some game cameras this afternoon. At one of them...as I approached the tree the camera is mounted on, I noticed the grass moving just ahead of me about 3 feet. Clearly a snake moving through the grass....though I couldn't actually see it.
We have a lot of different snakes on the property, chiefly Rat Snakes. Quite a few Copperheads in this particular area. Anyway, it crawled up against the base of a large Water Oak and stopped. I moved up closer to take a look and could see the white mouth 'gapping'. Dead give away...it was a Cottonmouth. I had just killed one 4 days ago about 20' from where this one was.
And another one up by our house a week before that.
I keep our yard (several acres) around the house mowed short and keep the pastures in good shape (look more like mowed hay meadow). So I don't know why all the movement suddenly.
I didn't have anything in the back of the Land Cruiser except a couple of fishing poles and a boat paddle. So.....Boat Paddle it was.
Normally, when I encounter them out the woods....I just let them go on their way. But this one (and the one right before it) were both in a spot I go to regularly. Guess I'll need to start wearing my boots for awhile.
Hmmm....can't load the Youtube for some reason.
We have a lot of different snakes on the property, chiefly Rat Snakes. Quite a few Copperheads in this particular area. Anyway, it crawled up against the base of a large Water Oak and stopped. I moved up closer to take a look and could see the white mouth 'gapping'. Dead give away...it was a Cottonmouth. I had just killed one 4 days ago about 20' from where this one was.
And another one up by our house a week before that.
I keep our yard (several acres) around the house mowed short and keep the pastures in good shape (look more like mowed hay meadow). So I don't know why all the movement suddenly.
I didn't have anything in the back of the Land Cruiser except a couple of fishing poles and a boat paddle. So.....Boat Paddle it was.
Normally, when I encounter them out the woods....I just let them go on their way. But this one (and the one right before it) were both in a spot I go to regularly. Guess I'll need to start wearing my boots for awhile.
Hmmm....can't load the Youtube for some reason.
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