Pygmy Rattlesnakes

[InletBchDweller]

Ouch! I think there are skunkapes in seacrest beach, too

 

[grace]

Pictures of juvenile cottonmouth I relocated out of my garden back in June. (one of two in as many weeks) Even with all of the poking and proding, not a single strike or aggressive posture. No need to kill. Just leave them alone and they'll do the same.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Pictures of juvenile cottonmouth I relocated out of my garden back in June. (one of two in as many weeks) Even with all of the poking and proding, not a single strike or aggressive posture. No need to kill. Just leave them alone and they'll do the same.

Nice catch and release!

 

[InletBchDweller]

Pictures of juvenile cottonmouth I relocated out of my garden back in June. (one of two in as many weeks) Even with all of the poking and proding, not a single strike or aggressive posture. No need to kill. Just leave them alone and they'll do the same.

Grace, due to my post #64 I dont believe in catch and release. THose suckers can strike and bite.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I live in seacrest beach and my wife was bitten by one six months ago. Definetly painful. They are quite common around here.

From what I understand from builders who worked in Seacrest, you are right, there are/were craploads of snakes in that area. Now, they must be hiding under the houses and in the decorative bushes.

 

[grace]

Grace, due to my post #64 I dont believe in catch and release. THose suckers can strike and bite.

Sorry to hear about that. Yes, snakes can bite, but do so only in defense. Maybe you should leave the relocating to the professionals (SJ & myself )

 

[Arkiehawg]

We've also got Copperheads in the area.....yech.

I was in my traditional shorts/flip flops in May, when I turned on the water faucet at the side of my house. A few minutes later, I happened to look over at the faucet and there was an adult copperhead all curled up in a striking position. I must have reached across him when I turned on the water! I then promptly dispatched him with my trusty pick-ax via a center body strike.

Upon further evaluation, it became evident that the only reason that he didn't strike was due to the fact that he had recently consumed a mouse and was rather full.

I thought that I had left those critters when I moved from the mid-west!

 

[grace]

We've also got Copperheads in the area.....yech.

I was in my traditional shorts/flip flops in May, when I turned on the water faucet at the side of my house. A few minutes later, I happened to look over at the faucet and there was an adult copperhead all curled up in a striking position. I must have reached across him when I turned on the water! I then promptly dispatched him with my trusty pick-ax via a center body strike.

Upon further evaluation, it became evident that the only reason that he didn't strike was due to the fact that he had recently consumed a mouse and was rather full.

I thought that I had left those critters when I moved from the mid-west!

From the UF site:
In Florida, this snake occurs only in the panhandle, primarily along the Apalachicola River and its tributaries, and then in the western tip of the panhandle. The FLMNH has specimens in its collections from Jackson, Liberty, Gadsden, Calhoun, Gulf, and Escambia counties. The range might extend to other nearby areas, but there are no confirmed Florida records from outside these counties. Outside Florida, the species ranges north to Massachusetts, and west to Texas and southeastern Nebraska.
As an avid herpetologist, I have never heard of or seen a copperhead in these parts, nor can I find any documentation of such. The range may extnend to the most northern parts of our county. Not sure where you are located. It is easy to incorrectly ID a snake if you aren't familiar with them, especially when that adreneline gets flowing .

 

[Arkiehawg]

From the UF site:
In Florida, this snake occurs only in the panhandle, primarily along the Apalachicola River and its tributaries, and then in the western tip of the panhandle. The FLMNH has specimens in its collections from Jackson, Liberty, Gadsden, Calhoun, Gulf, and Escambia counties. The range might extend to other nearby areas, but there are no confirmed Florida records from outside these counties. Outside Florida, the species ranges north to Massachusetts, and west to Texas and southeastern Nebraska.
As an avid herpetologist, I have never heard of or seen a copperhead in these parts, nor can I find any documentation of such. The range may extnend to the most northern parts of our county. Not sure where you are located. It is easy to incorrectly ID a snake if you aren't familiar with them, especially when that adreneline gets flowing .

No offense, but I grew up around and have killed several copperheads. This was a copperhead. I should have taken a couple of pics. I've seen a few pygmy rattlers and a black snake or two around here, but this was the first copperhead. Size was about 2 1/2 ft.

My location is in BMB on Kingfish Street, just off of 30-A.

 

[InletBchDweller]

Sorry to hear about that. Yes, snakes can bite, but do so only in defense. Maybe you should leave the relocating to the professionals (SJ & myself )

Yes, I would never try to relocate them.
Sorry but in my yard it is off with their head, unless it is non-poisonous....