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Water moccasin or water snake

Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:44 pm
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
47170 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:44 pm
Posted by Theduckhunter
South Louisiana
Member since May 2022
1334 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:49 pm to
Moccasin
Posted by Maillard
BTR
Member since Jul 2021
273 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:50 pm to
Looks like Pitts. Whomever posted the differences between the poisonous and non-poisonous in Louisiana chart help me out with my decision. But if it's in the woods I'm shooting it especially if it looks angry at me.
Posted by Longhorn Actual
Member since Dec 2023
2870 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:53 pm to
Definitely a moccasin
Posted by JustKillinTime
Member since Apr 2022
87 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:55 pm to
Yep, moccasin
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
21755 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:55 pm to
I'm going moccasin.

Looks like a pit between eyes and nose, no watersnake vertical stripes on head, and resting with his head canted up

Eta: little disappointed it's not a brown water snake. I feel like a streak has been broken
This post was edited on 9/27/24 at 8:58 pm
Posted by Hog Zealot
On the Flats
Member since Mar 2012
1745 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 9:11 pm to
I bet that snake stinks. Moccasin musk.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
70942 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 9:26 pm to
That's not a very defining picture. Can't see end of tail, can't see mouth, can't see head, can't see how fat and stubby it is, can't smell it.

Looks like a mouth to me but I'm not 100% convinced from that picture.
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
Member since Sep 2011
18646 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 9:57 pm to
That head should tell you all you need to know.

That snake dies 100% of the time if I run across it.
Posted by cubsfinger
On The Road
Member since Mar 2017
1833 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 10:09 pm to
Funny, I had a water snake on my driveway this morning that had me looking at it several minutes before confirming it was just that. He flattened out his body and his head even got fatter. It was very docile and had a pretty pink mouth with some round eyes. Also had the vertical stripes under the mouth.
Posted by bluemoons
the marsh
Member since Oct 2012
5830 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 10:46 pm to
There is no question that that’s a cottonmouth. Shouldn’t even be a thought.
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7927 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 11:26 pm to
quote:

I bet that snake stinks. Moccasin musk.


So exaggerated.
In the past 4 years I’ve encountered well over 300 cottonmouths and caught over 100. I can count on my fingers (probably on one hand) how many times I’ve smelled musk.
Posted by Bigfishchoupique
Member since Jul 2017
9460 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 11:28 pm to
Anyone should know that is a moccasin at just a glance.
Posted by MeatHead1313
Member since Aug 2019
251 posts
Posted on 9/27/24 at 11:45 pm to
quote:

can't see mouth, can't see head


Both are clearly visible in the pic
Posted by Bayou nights
Nashville
Member since Aug 2019
955 posts
Posted on 9/28/24 at 12:24 am to
Moccasin 100%
Posted by 308
the backwoods of Mississippi
Member since Sep 2020
3064 posts
Posted on 9/28/24 at 1:19 am to
quote:

That's not a very defining picture.



You may want to move your next eye exam up.

Water moccasin, absolutely no doubt about it.
Posted by rattlebucket
SELA
Member since Feb 2009
12558 posts
Posted on 9/28/24 at 7:12 am to
You can 100% tell if you take that trap and immerse fully in a bucket of water. Put a brick on top and come back in 24 hrs. Remove snake and it will be still enough to look for fangs
Posted by saintsfan1977
Arkansas, from Cajun country
Member since Jun 2010
9883 posts
Posted on 9/28/24 at 7:58 am to
The brown band across his face tells you it's 100% moccasin.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
39847 posts
Posted on 9/28/24 at 8:31 am to
You're going to get a lot of people confusing it for a Water Moccasin but that is 100% a Western Hognosed Apple Snake. They are harmless and, quite frankly, don't deserve to be caged like that.
Posted by DByrd2
Fredericksburg, VA
Member since Jun 2008
9917 posts
Posted on 9/28/24 at 9:07 am to
Yup. Also referred to as a “bandit mask”.
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