To get eye level with this Okefenokee Swamp Cottonmouth.
Hope this was taken with a superzoom with a remote trigger!
Awesome shot, thanks for sharing.
Mark
I would have killed it. I hate snakes. Kudos to you for the shot, though.
Not too close but close enough! You must of been far enough away because snake doesn’t seem too concerned. Really nice shot. Dogs eye view really worked well.
Great shot from a cool perspective. If I'd gotten down there I would have never got up again.
RonKoris wrote:
To get eye level with this Okefenokee Swamp Cottonmouth.
nice shot and beautiful lighting!
RonKoris wrote:
To get eye level with this Okefenokee Swamp Cottonmouth.
Great image!!!! Ron
I notice you left it a way to getaway from you.
All the cottonmouths I've ever seen have been black. The pattern and coloration looks like a rattler.
Great shot, however.
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Neat shot!! Some snake thoughts - For all the "snake killers", every time you see a snake with a lump anywhere in it, the lump is almost always a rat/mouse (especially in drier areas), they help the hawks and owls to keep vermin under control. Folks in my area continue to kill the Florida Brown Watersnake (which is a fantastic pest controller) because they don't take the time to actually see it for the harmless snake it is, but has the great misfortune of a very mild resemblance to it's poison cousins. In the south, most of the "dangerous snakes" seen/reported in the watery/swampy/wooded areas and streams/water holes/ponds/lakes/swimming areas are actually non-poisonous water snakes. Most poisonous snakes are not interested in you, they go the other way. Now, if you step on a poisonous one, all bets are off.
For Floridians - I'm not talikng about pythons/annacondas, kill those, every one you see.
Great shot. Thanks
Amen to olemikey’s comments. Leave snakes alone. They are an essential part of the system (and they’ve been doing their thing a lot longer than we’ve been around).
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