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One less water moccasin
#4356590
07/01/13 02:21 AM
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I got two of them, could only recovery one.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356617
07/01/13 02:37 AM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356647
07/01/13 02:55 AM
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txaggie02
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That's not a water moccasin. Some type of water snake. Looks like a diamondback.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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07/01/13 03:14 AM
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Hogslayer5L
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That's not a water moccasin. Some type of water snake. Looks like a diamondback. agreed
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356690
07/01/13 03:18 AM
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texasdude28
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whatever you shot, it is expired.
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: txaggie02]
#4356693
07/01/13 03:19 AM
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BMD
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That's not a water moccasin. Some type of water snake. Looks like a diamondback.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356702
07/01/13 03:24 AM
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txaggie02
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Moccasins have a more short and stubby body. Not long and slender one.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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07/01/13 03:37 AM
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MS1454
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It's a good thing you know what your shooting at hahaha.
I'll take a Black Female every time.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356731
07/01/13 03:41 AM
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I didn't think it was dark enough for a water moccasin either, just not sure what else it would be. It was pissed, I know that. It was for sure an aggressive snake. If any body can identify itbthatvwould be awesome.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356743
07/01/13 03:46 AM
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Deerhunter61
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Guys, I just looked at "water moccasins" on google and it certainly looks like a couple in the photos...I always thought they were dark like the one on google but hey also have some that look like the one in the photo above..
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356747
07/01/13 03:47 AM
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dhaverlah
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Where'd you hear that? The internet?
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356769
07/01/13 03:57 AM
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Guys, I just looked at "water moccasins" on google and it certainly looks like a couple in the photos...I always thought they were dark like the one on google but hey also have some that look like the one in the photo above.. I did the same thing, i'm with you now. I go back to my previous statement and say one less water moccisan!!! Prove me wrong..
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356773
07/01/13 03:59 AM
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Mfloski
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regardless, one less snake!
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356794
07/01/13 04:18 AM
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ddr225
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I think cottonmouths and water snakes look alike by markings and color but the cottonmouth is definitely a short stubby snake. They all water cobras to me though, good shootin!
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356795
07/01/13 04:18 AM
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tth_40
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Good snake right there.
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356808
07/01/13 04:27 AM
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txaggie02
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Guys, I just looked at "water moccasins" on google and it certainly looks like a couple in the photos...I always thought they were dark like the one on google but hey also have some that look like the one in the photo above.. I did the same thing, i'm with you now. I go back to my previous statement and say one less water moccisan!!! Prove me wrong.. It's a diamondback water snake. I killed tons of those things growing up. Trust me on this. Google "diamondback water snake" and you will see exactly what you killed.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356828
07/01/13 04:47 AM
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target1911
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?rd=1&word=water+moccasinsLook at definition 2 Water moccasin it term that includes all water snakes. COTTONMOUTH is a specific snake. However the term MOCCASIN has been used mostly to just (incorrectly) describe a cottonmouth. It seems most people don't know that it includes all water snakes.
"A good life is never too short" My Dad
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356844
07/01/13 05:12 AM
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txaggie02
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I don't really care what freedictionary.com says. Nobody considers a blotched, broad-banded, yellow-bellied, or diamondback water snake a water moccasin. Nobody.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356856
07/01/13 05:30 AM
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Nice kill, BUT, A water moccasin(cottonmouth) has a triangle "viper" head and they're going to be thick, not thin I know alot of folks around here preach to let a good snake go, but I havent found a good use for any kind of water snake, yet....
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4356884
07/01/13 07:07 AM
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BoogerHook2012
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Me either. They can still cause infection if you are bitten.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4357093
07/01/13 01:04 PM
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swmays
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That beats all, an anorexic water moccasin...
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4357131
07/01/13 01:27 PM
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Does anybody know the difference between male and female sizes because there was two of them and the other was way thicker. Once I got it on dry ground it came at me striking, looked a lot like that last pic above just not as dark colored.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4357162
07/01/13 01:45 PM
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skinnerback
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That's a water snake, not a water moccasin. Trust me, I've killed plenty of moccasins (cottonmouths).
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: txaggie02]
#4357166
07/01/13 01:45 PM
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So I looked up diamond back water snake and it defiantly could have been that. I'm a big game hunting guide, not a snake expert, all I know is that myself and my dogs swim and fish in the water where it was killed regularly and I'm not Abigail fan of either of us getting bit. It looked like a moccasin to me, now it just looks like a dead snake.
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Re: One less water moccasin
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#4357175
07/01/13 01:50 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Long live frogs and baby fishy's!!!!
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