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Re: Be careful out there. DennisTinsley New
Date: May 09 2008, 18:08 GMT
From: -teledave-

	Maybe someone more herpetologically inclined could shed some brighter light on the issue but I don't think that copperheads are really all that into swimming.  The do however have a non-poisonous relative commonly referred to as a Brown Watersnake that looks an awful lot like a copperhead, so much so that it is difficult to tell the difference without getting close enough to see if it is a pit viper or turning it over to look at the pattern on it's belly scales.  Look out for the copper colored vipers on the banks, but I doubt you will encounter on in the water.

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you're correct abirk2 New

In my experience c-heads are pretty docile.  water snakes are more aggressive fo sho. boatiferous1 New

Seen bunches of snakes before, it was a copperhead. <NT> DennisTinsley New

No worries -teledave- New

Have tromped right by c-heads before seeing them, and a friend actually put his hand on one by mistake once GRITS New

Cottonmouths are foul tempered, nasty, mean and evil.  Eden's snake was a cottonmouth. <NT> rroberts New

Copperheads can and do swim. Will_Carry New

Copperheads do much of their hunting in the water. <NT> davegg New

Problem is that they like to get out of the water frequently, like on a boat <NT> gh New

All snakes can swim.  And remember, the Copperhead and cottonmouth are first cousins. <NT> rroberts New

What in the south isn't a first cousin? <NT> rainpaddle New

All of you should have attended the April AWC Meeting. splinter1 New

They sound like good people. Will_Carry New

Yeah but abbeysway New

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