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    Aussiecajun

    Aussiecajun

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    Gday all. Got a quick question about snakes/snake id. While checking my veggie garden this morning I figured I'd check the drainage ditch behind our house for snakes. Saw what looked to be a cottonmouth, had the fat body for one. The head looked smaller, more like a water snakes. Snake was 2 foot long max. Thing is, when it noticed me it coiled up and opened its mouth, which was white.
    My question is, do water snakes have white mouths as well, or is strictly a cottonmouth trait? Would love to work out exactly what it was so I know whether to warn my neighbours so they can keep their kids safe.
     
    kingfhb

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    What color was it? More than likely it was a Water Moccasin (cottonmouth). They're VERY aggressive and will chase you if they feel like it.
     
    Firearmfanatic

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    Not sure about the water moccasins mouth being white also, but I believe the cotton mouth will have a short stubby tail and will emit a very foul odor when agitated as a warning.
     
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    BarneyFife

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    Killed a 5 1/2 foot snake at across the street neighbors just yesterday. I don't generally kill obvious non-venomous snakes, but we couldn't tell at a distance if it was or not. It was huge so we didn't take a chance getting close to see. Head looked diamond shaped enough to "dispatch" it. Once dead, we checked the eyes and they were round, so another neighbor that knows more than me about them, said he believed it was a "Banded Water Snake". It did have a foul order, and a white mouth though.
     
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    oldman45

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    Having been bitten by a cotton mouth and having a $187,000.00 hospital bill due to the bite, I adopted a policy of the only good snake is a dead snake.
     
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    oldman45 said:
    Having been bitten by a cotton mouth and having a $187,000.00 hospital bill due to the bite, I adopted a policy of the only good snake is a dead snake.
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    WOW....$187k. Another confirmation medical charges in the USA are just super f**ked up. There was a report this week on NOLA if you paid cash for an MRI, it was 1/2 of what many hospitals bill the insurance, and ur co-payment. Sometimes three times the cash price. Read legal mega FRAUD. Many major providers will not give you a price estimate before hand. They just want you to sign that form before hand stating YOU are responsible for all charges insurance fails to cover.
     
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