…. They got a more squared off nose around here Swamp

… sure you didn’t misidentify?

More I look … I’d say banded water snake

… but the best way to know is if he had two puncture wounds about 3/4 inch apart

That's a moccasin, no doubt about it.

They are all over kansas if you ask every larry, moe, and curly....not really. Everyone here thinks a watersnake is a killer snake.

A new problem they are having is this Alpha gal syndrome, They
Had a lady with it have a reaction to crofab because of the animal
Proteins in it

Do non-venomous watersnake bites make you swell bad and vomit?

Lol

….. you didn’t include that info in your post there Swamp … also ours have a more blunt tail

…. Anyway… here’s what they look like around here

… usually darker… have seen some colorful juveniles though

… anyway… hope that hand gets through it alright

Swamp Got it Right

….. I don’t know… I think he’s making the whole story up

…the part where he claims he has a friend is when I started getting suspicious

ColdspringKidd,
I thought your reading skills were better.....they historically have been. In the past you've even corrected me for failing to use apostrophes....lol

Go back and read the original post.

… ok you got me there …

…. But how do you prove this claim that you have a friend!

…. Nobody’s buying that

Em R snakes.
Dang tomatoes.

yeah they say copper heads are the worst b/c they let you trip over them to announce that they are there. guess you said cottonmouth. nevermind.

As many CMs as I've stepped over and near in my days there is no error.

There are color variations from more reddish to olive drab, with some almost black, but the marking pattern is the same, just harder to see. Even though not visible in the tailgate pic, CMs always have that dark brown stripe thru their eyes. Never saw one that didn't have that.

There are US regional variations in color and markings in CMs, but the descriptions above include them all here in deep South Ga and north Florida.

Also, we supposedly have two subs here: the Eastern CM and the Florida CM. The Eastern is usually like the ones pictured. The Florida is usually the more olive drab to black version.

You're not my friend? I thought I had at least 2.

Maybe a "JP " selfie of Uncle Swamp and his friend in the hospital...

Would debunk that claim.

Always heard you most likely won't die from a cottonmouth bite, youll just want to.

Another ^^^ that struggles with his reading skills....lol

My "friend" didn't get snake bit. A guy picking tomatoes in my friend's field got bit.....it's all there in the original post.

Ya'll are making me second guess what happened......dang!

… maybe Nessy was saying your imaginary friend would be in the hospital with his snakebit friend

… you see ?

I think he carried the guy to the ER. Not sure if victim is a Hispanic worker or just a guy he was selling "you pick" tomatoes to.

I recalculated........2 friends might be an over-estimate.

Swamp's version is the Florida Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon conati. Matter of fact all Georgia and southeast Alabama moccasins are either Florida or intergrades with Florida. A.conati is known for it's brighter colors well into adulthood vs the Northern A.piscivorous.