bulldawgborn
Senior Member
Took my nephew and his best buddy down to the pond this past Saturday to let them catch some bream for my best friend to catfish with that night. I helped em get set up and left them with my friend so I could finish watching my Dawgs get whooped by the gators. As I headed around the pond on them mule, I passed a pepsi can laying in the weeds. I was about to turn around and pick it up , but then I realized that I thought I saw a snake laying beside it.
Well my bulldog saw him about that same time and went to investigate. I was trying to call him off not knowing if the snake was a cottonmouth to start with. Luckily it wasn't. I thought it funny that the snake didn't retreat or offer to strike my dog. Then I realized his head was jammed in a pepsi can. Snapped a couple pics, called the boys over to have a look, reminded them not to touch snakes without POSITIVELY identifying that it is not a venomous one, and eased his head out and turned him loose. He must not have been in there too long, because he was moving pretty good as he slithered off. Red bellied water snake.
Also lets me know that somebody has been slipping back to my pond since nobody with permission to go back there would litter. Also found a gatorade bottle on my way out. Pretty sure I know who the culprit is.
Well my bulldog saw him about that same time and went to investigate. I was trying to call him off not knowing if the snake was a cottonmouth to start with. Luckily it wasn't. I thought it funny that the snake didn't retreat or offer to strike my dog. Then I realized his head was jammed in a pepsi can. Snapped a couple pics, called the boys over to have a look, reminded them not to touch snakes without POSITIVELY identifying that it is not a venomous one, and eased his head out and turned him loose. He must not have been in there too long, because he was moving pretty good as he slithered off. Red bellied water snake.
Also lets me know that somebody has been slipping back to my pond since nobody with permission to go back there would litter. Also found a gatorade bottle on my way out. Pretty sure I know who the culprit is.