Re: [Paddlewise] ... Cotton Mouth's

Heads Up...  the cottonmouth is one of the few snakes (USA) I know of
that "might come after you" !   They are downright hostile and beligerant
when provoked and to provoke them usually requires only that you are in
their close proximity.  They emit some kind of musk.  I can smell one
sometimes before I see it.  A cottonmouth is a short, stocky,
heavy-bodied snake that can float high up almost completely on the
surface.  When one raises his head and looks straight at you  ...have a
plan.  

A cottonmouth can be a very entertaining snake.  Have one drop from a low
limb into your open canoe sometime and then let me know what happens !   
  8->

...adieu  ...Peyton (Louisiana)     
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