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 Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
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07/01/13 01:56 PM
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west-tex
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looks like a moccasin to me and i have killed more than my share of them. Good job
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: BoogerHook2012]
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07/01/13 01:57 PM
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drakedoctor
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Live to hunt, hunt to live.
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
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07/01/13 04:17 PM
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Grass Monster
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not a moccasin, better to let them go
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: west-tex]
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07/01/13 04:28 PM
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FISHUNTER
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looks like a moccasin to me and i have killed more than my share of them. Good job 
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: FISHUNTER]
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07/01/13 04:37 PM
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smithwr
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Fine work on that diamondbackwatercobrarattlermambapython
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: smithwr]
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07/01/13 04:43 PM
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Gumbeaux
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For some reason all those water snakes (venomous or not) are grumpier than Paula Deen watching BET. 
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: smithwr]
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07/01/13 04:44 PM
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Nogalus Prairie
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It's all in the head.
Pit vipers (like WMs) have a triangular shaped head. Other snakes do not. The only poisonous snake native to North America that is not a pit viper is a coral snake. The others (WM, copperheads, and rattlesnakes) are pit vipers with a triangular shaped head.
That is not a WM.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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07/01/13 04:59 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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Pretty simple if you are from east of 45, its a water snake not a CM. Yall live with them so you know the difference.
If you are from west of 35 and it doesn't have a blue belly or isn't a bull snake and its in the water, and has a nasty temper its a WM. Good snakes in west tx are playful snakes, that eat other snakes
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: TnT Taxidermist]
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07/01/13 04:59 PM
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Erathkid
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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 not a "Pit viper". no triangular head, too long and skinny. Banded water snake.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Erathkid]
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07/01/13 05:10 PM
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Growley
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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07/01/13 08:37 PM
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Paluxy300blk
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It's all in the head.
Pit vipers (like WMs) have a triangular shaped head. Other snakes do not. The only poisonous snake native to North America that is not a pit viper is a coral snake. The others (WM, copperheads, and rattlesnakes) are pit vipers with a triangular shaped head.
That is not a WM. Yep. That's what we live by at my house. My kids know the difference.
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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07/01/13 09:12 PM
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DocBailey
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It's all in the head.
Pit vipers (like WMs) have a triangular shaped head. Other snakes do not. The only poisonous snake native to North America that is not a pit viper is a coral snake. The others (WM, copperheads, and rattlesnakes) are pit vipers with a triangular shaped head.
That is not a WM. ^^^This
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Gumbeaux]
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07/01/13 10:06 PM
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skinnerback
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For some reason all those water snakes (venomous or not) are grumpier than Paula Deen watching BET. They are pretty pissy snakes.....had one in the middle of my road a while back & I tried to get him out of the way but he kept trying to bite me so I just let him go. .gif "angel")
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: skinnerback]
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07/02/13 12:07 AM
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Slimpickin
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They don't play nice with others. 
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
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07/02/13 12:46 AM
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WJP20470
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They are on the move this time of year feasting on all these frogs around my place.
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: WJP20470]
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07/02/13 01:14 AM
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Hogslayer5L
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That last pic looks like a moccasin to me
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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07/02/13 01:42 AM
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Also, cottonmouths, like all pit vipers including rattlesnakes and copperheads (but not coral snakes), have vertical pupils like cat eyes. Look'em in the eye before you shoot'em 
James Madison: “Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.”
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Apogee]
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07/02/13 02:06 AM
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Ox190
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Also, cottonmouths, like all pit vipers including rattlesnakes and copperheads (but not coral snakes), have vertical pupils like cat eyes. Look'em in the eye before you shoot'em Yeah not gonna happen, if I can tell what their eyes look like they are way to darn close.
"There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre." Louis L'Amour
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Ox190]
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07/02/13 02:34 AM
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Largest WM I have ever killed or seen. Yes, I looked at his eyes (after he was dead) and pulled out his fangs just to make sure. He was a monster of a WM. if you look close, that a 17HMR hole in the back of his head. Last year kill but kept pics since he was the largest I have seen.  
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Draco_Farms]
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07/02/13 03:53 AM
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HornSlayer
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Came across a post on another hunting forum about a Cottonhead, which is a cross between a cottonmouth and a copperhead. 
They make ammo specifically for hunting for a reason! 
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: Draco_Farms]
#4359334
07/02/13 12:04 PM
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skinnerback
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Largest WM I have ever killed or seen. Yes, I looked at his eyes (after he was dead) and pulled out his fangs just to make sure. He was a monster of a WM. if you look close, that a 17HMR hole in the back of his head. Last year kill but kept pics since he was the largest I have seen. That's a huge WM! I've never seen one that big. 
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: skinnerback]
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07/02/13 01:27 PM
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DocBailey
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Yea that's a monster Draco. Dang!
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Re: One less water moccasin
[Re: smithwr]
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07/02/13 01:58 PM
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Fine work on that diamondbackwatercobrarattlermambapython That's what I'm talking about!!
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