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re: Snake ID.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 2:37 pm to Disco Ball
Posted on 6/19/25 at 2:37 pm to Disco Ball
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Eastern Cottonmouth. aka "Florida Cottonmouth"
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Posted on 6/19/25 at 2:40 pm to Tyga Woods
Absolutely a cotton mouth. 100%.
Wild how many folks on this board and in general are confidently wrong with snake ID's.
TgrDad will be here to squash these incorrect ID's shortly I'm sure.
Wild how many folks on this board and in general are confidently wrong with snake ID's.
TgrDad will be here to squash these incorrect ID's shortly I'm sure.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 2:41 pm to Buck_Rogers
quote:
Sure looks like this one.
Cottonmouth Swimming
Indeed it does, albeit with a much smaller head. Looks more like this
Posted on 6/19/25 at 2:45 pm to SwampCollie
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Absolutely a cotton mouth. 100%.
Wild how many folks on this board and in general are confidently wrong with snake ID's.
TgrDad will be here to squash these incorrect ID's shortly I'm sure.
I'm not seeing cottonmouth head width in OP's pic. Could be wrong though.
ETA: Alx is good with snake IDs and says cottonmouth so I guess I'm wrong. Just didn't see it from such a far out pic
This post was edited on 6/19/25 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 6/19/25 at 2:52 pm to Carson123987
[/img] Water Mocassins are almost goofy in the water.... much slower swimmers that almost seem to float vs a banded or other watersnake. Too many people depend on "diamond head" for ID and do so incorrectly.
The length to width ratio and also a dead giveaway. A banded watersnake of that length wouldn't be nearly as thick.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 2:54 pm to LCA131
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Can that type dive and bite under water?
i am 100% sure that snakes can't bite u under water.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 2:59 pm to Tyga Woods
Is this a random Instagram thread?
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:00 pm to SwampCollie
quote:
The length to width ratio and also a dead giveaway. A banded watersnake of that length wouldn't be nearly as thick.
Yup, as is the triangular shape of the body(blow up the pic). Notice I didn't say "Head".
Many snakes in defensive mode will flatten their head and appear triangular or "Venomous" especially water snakes and "I know" some water snakes like the Diamond Back Water Snake have triangular bodies but the Diamond Back doesn't live in Florida.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:01 pm to Tyga Woods
water snake...NOT venomous...
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:06 pm to Disco Ball
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some water snakes like the Diamond Back Water Snake have triangular bodies but the Diamond Back doesn't live in Florida.
I assumed db based on the triangular body but didn't realize OP was in florida.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:10 pm to Carson123987
This appears to be a Nerodia sipedon pleuralis or MIdland Water Snake. Not usually seen in FL
This post was edited on 6/19/25 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:15 pm to farad
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water snake...NOT venomous...
Sorry but that would be a dead water snake.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:20 pm to Carson123987
y do u assume he's n florida?
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:20 pm to Deep Purple Haze
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South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
38875 posts
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:22 pm to Carson123987
he's actually n kansas
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:23 pm to Deep Purple Haze
quote:
y do u assume he's n florida?
Good point.
Hey OP!
Where was this picture taken?
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:23 pm to farad
It almost looks like he's resting on a piece of rusty rebar. I hope that's not the case cuz he might get an infection from that....
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:30 pm to Tyga Woods
Tube snake
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:52 pm to farad
Thanks for your help 
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