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Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:32 am to
Posted by Ol boy
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:32 am to
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When did that bite happen

2010
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
33959 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:45 am to
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already have plenty excuses on why not to hunt during warm temperatures. I’ve seen them in the spring when morning temps were around freezing.


Yep especially the big ones on sunny sides of logs
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
33959 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:50 am to
Shocked I never heard of that one.
Posted by jcdogfish
Member since Apr 2022
117 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 10:57 am to
I had a cottonmouth in a similar tree about 3 feet off the ground by my stand. He was there for over a week. Don't know if he would leave and come back but he was there every time I passed or hunted that stand. I had to finally send him on his way with a paddle.
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7968 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 11:54 am to
Very cool in situ! I went looking for canes in New Orleans East last week but came up empty.

When I first started hitting my creek for cottonmouths a few years ago, I ran across one at head height in a tree. Only saw him out of the corner of my eye as he dropped to the ground, about an arm’s length away.
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
33959 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 4:02 pm to
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I went looking for canes in New Orleans East last week but came up empty.
I did not know this was even possible
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
60859 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 4:52 pm to
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Had no idea this was a thing.
me either

It is added to things that scare the shite out of me list.

Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
33959 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 5:21 pm to
I've seen it with a rat snake in my yard. But I can only count on one hand the number of venomous snakes I have seen in trees and 3 canebrakes and 1 copperhead.

I have seen mocassins try - but they appear to clumsy to climb well.


canebrakes are NOT clumsy
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7968 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 5:32 pm to
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I did not know this was even possible


My two main spots are where people dump trash. Flipping mattresses is prime. But periodically they clean up the areas, so my timing was off. Had to settle for a ribbon and a broad-banded water snake. Still the earliest in the year I’ve ever found snakes.
This post was edited on 1/11/26 at 5:33 pm
Posted by Harlan County USA
Member since Sep 2021
745 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:07 pm to
Timber rattlesnake.
Posted by Harlan County USA
Member since Sep 2021
745 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:11 pm to
I read that is how some venomous snakes hunt. By hanging around waiting on prey, especially squirrels.
Posted by rattlebucket
SELA
Member since Feb 2009
12642 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:43 pm to
Ive always thought they get under a log or in the ground during this time of year. If it freezes tonight isnt he dead?
Posted by zippyputt
Member since Jul 2005
6872 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:59 pm to
The last one I “dispatched” was sitting there and never made a sound 2 feet from us working. .410 is the answer.
Posted by zippyputt
Member since Jul 2005
6872 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 8:06 pm to
I’ve seen Timber rattlers out 5 days after single digits in February. They are ALWAYS around.
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