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 Hi..just a general question....

I live in Mass...my son and i were having a disagreement the other day about water snakes..i was telling him that there are no venom water snakes in mass...there are water snakes..but not with venom...he said that his teacher told him there were cottonmouths in mass..is this true?? and is a cotton mouth even the water snakes u guys are talking about on this forum..if not..i’m sorry.. ..thanks for any info..wendy



09/29/07  10:04pm

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   Message To: Reddcatt   In reference to Message Id: 1462370


 Hi..just a general question....

Im not sure if there are cottons but i would suspect there may be...ill have to check it

Watersnakes are not venomous...they are aggresive but not life threatening.....Cotton mouths have venom and are life threatening....
09/30/07  02:45am

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   Message To: Ace13   In reference to Message Id: 1462603


 Hi..just a general question....

yeah..thats what i thought..and told my son..but his teacher says...we have cotton mouths..?? oh well..thanks alot..wendy



09/30/07  10:05pm

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   Message To: Reddcatt   In reference to Message Id: 1463525


 Hi..just a general question....

Most people see any kind of snake is the water and say cottonmouth...just the word water makes them think they only live in water and no other snakes do
09/30/07  10:27pm

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   Message To: Ace13   In reference to Message Id: 1463561


 Hi..just a general question....

i saw a few cotton mouths in mass... when i went up there on a school trip a few years ago.
cute little vipers

the water snakes up there are also nasty but not dangerous.....

all snakes can swim....alot are found near water. most colubrids...watersnakes, garters,ribbions, ratsnakes
and so on

watersnakes mimic copperheads and cottonmouths to scare off enemies. so there is alot of confusion sometimes when you run across one....the eyes give it away and the shape of the markings and head scales
10/01/07  03:53pm

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   Message To: JessiM   In reference to Message Id: 1464211


 Hi..just a general question....

there are GENERALLY no venemous snakes in mass--wait that’s maine. nvm. the water snakes here are nonvenemous.
10/01/07  07:47pm

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Reddcatt
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   Message To: JessiM   In reference to Message Id: 1464211


 Hi..just a general question....

wow...VERY helpful info!!! thanks alot!! and i live by water...i do know what we have are copperheads..but i bet thats why i get so many garters..cause of the water...very good to know!..so there are cotton mouths in mass?? the venom kind??..now here is a question...lol..the head of a snake... are the triangular shapes always venomous??..or a old wives tale?..and eyes...the slit type eyes??..thanks wendy



10/02/07  11:27pm

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   Message To: Reddcatt   In reference to Message Id: 1465799


 Hi..just a general question....

Watersnakes will flatten their heads to resemble venomous snakes as a sign of aggression..so thats not the best way to tell

The eye is usually a good way if you wanna pay close enough attentino and get close enough...

Really just takes a while and you can tell venomous from nons by just glancing...
10/04/07  12:46am

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Reddcatt
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   Message To: Ace13   In reference to Message Id: 1466875


 Hi..just a general question....

naw ACE..i’ll pass on the up-close snake eye exam.... ...thanks for the info...wendy



10/04/07  09:04pm


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