Lincoln co. Cottonmouth pics

[Flaustin1]

Finally figured out how to upload them.

[dawg2]

Yep, that would ruin your day.

[Kendallbearden]

Originally Posted by dawg2

Yep, that would ruin your day.

and your broadhead

[Flaustin1]

nah the broadhead was good to go. Just hit it on a DMT diamond a few times and she was back to poppin hairs.

[Kawaliga]

Glad you killed that @!#%!. I hate em'.

[skiff23]

He was a little one. I have seen them here big as a 20 oz coke bottle.

[7Mag Hunter]

"Don't mess with the head, even after they are dead !!!!!!!!"

That is what a friend that lives in Arizona, told me, after he killed a
rattler in his front yard....He was showing his son the teeth
when the snake had some kind of reflex/muscle spasm and
he ended up with a fang (and poison) in his hand...Snake
was 4' long and he almost lost his trigger finger......
He was using a 2' long stick to open the snakes mouth and it still got him !!!

I hate them things !!!!

[Backlasher82]

Originally Posted by 7Mag Hunter

"Don't mess with the head, even after they are dead !!!!!!!!"

That is what a friend that lives in Arizona, told me, after he killed a
rattler in his front yard....He was showing his son the teeth
when the snake had some kind of reflex/muscle spasm and
he ended up with a fang (and poison) in his hand...Snake
was 4' long and he almost lost his trigger finger......
He was using a 2' long stick to open the snakes mouth and it still got him !!!

I hate them things !!!!

With apologies to Germag for the content, this video shows that snake heads continue to function long after being severed. It's not a reflex, spasm, or any kind of involuntary action. They can still see and strike without a body. They just can't get as much distance in their strikes.

When I was maybe 5 or 6 my Grandmother chopped the head off a good size rattler in her yard and warned us kids to stay away from the head. We thought she was just playing a joke until she took a stick and we watched the snake turn it's head and strike the stick. It wasn't a fluke either, I've seen it several times since with rattlers and cottonmouths.

Give a severed snake head proper respect, he ain't done by a long shot!

[germag]

Yep...a severed head is fully capable of biting and delivering venom for as long as an hour after it has been severed. More than a few people have received serious bites like that.

No apology needed, Backlasher. I'm fully aware that people kill venomous snakes. Some only when there is a real danger, such as a rattlesnake in their yard. I have no problem with that at all....I'd rather see the snake killed than to see someone bitten trying to relocate it because they have no idea of the proper way to handle venomous snakes. Obviously if you have kids and pets running around, you can't just leave it there. I wouldn't let one stay in my yard either. I'd personally relocate it rather than kill it, but I'm trained and experienced in handling venomous snakes. Some people kill any and every venomous snake they see, no matter where it is. I do have an issue with that, but I've learned that you can't fix ignorance....so I don't worry about it or say anything about it. The thing I REALLY have a problem with is the people that indiscriminately kill every snake they encounter....and I WILL say something about that.

[Backlasher82]

Originally Posted by germag

The thing I REALLY have a problem with is the people that indiscriminately kill every snake they encounter....and I WILL say something about that.

Yeah, folks just need to more educated about snakes and realize that probably the best thing to have around to control venomous snakes is a King snake or black racer. My Grandfather found a King snake and gave him a home in his barn. That King got fat and happy eating mice and rattlesnakes, biggest King I ever saw!

[joedublin]

Got news for all of you...a "dead" shark can do the same thing...bite you after it is "DEAD'....don't play with it!!!