>>668767Even a very dark cottonmouth will have a pattern. They are pretty close kin to rattlers and copperheads. I don't think that little guy is a cottonmouth, either. I'm down with this guy's idea
>>669268, but I wouldn't bet on it without seeing the snake in person.
>>671804We have 4 different species of venomous snakes where I live and go /out/ most frequently.
>cottonmouth: tends to be very dark and fat and aggressive about defending its territory, never see them far from water>diamondback rattler: yup, them look like diamonds back there>prairie rattler: most common around here: somebody took a diamondback and rearranged the orientation of his diamonds: this made him angry>sidewinder: the one that rattles and doesn't look like the other twoI've camped where there are masasauga, copperheads, and coral snakes. I have yet to have a serious encounter with any snake other than a water moccasin because I recognize that I have invaded their home and treat them with respect. I did have to kill a cottonmouth once. He decided to chase me back up a trail around a lake and there were kids coming behind me that I didn't know well enough to trust not to die of stupidity.
