re: Made my yard a little safer this morning

After viewing the video last year of that cottonmouth eating the rattlesnake, I wonder if a cottonmouth would eat a rat snake? Sure glad we don't have cottonmouths here. They are evil looking. They've got this perpetual look of anger on their face. And do they really stink? I've smelled the cucumber smell of copperheads before, but not every time I've seen one. Just wondering if the cottonmouth has that stink smell if it isn't around nasty water?