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gordianot

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11. I heard the story was common on the upper Jacks Fork in Missouri.

Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:38 PM

Feb 2014

My first thought it was ridiculous. Why would a snake drop in a canoe? As we put in the river the floaters in the other canoe warned watch out for Cottonmouths dropping in your canoe. Yeah right about 30 minutes in the float they got it. It made me a believer. The Naturalist who told me that snakes Cottonmouths do not drop in canoes had a degree in Herpetology and Botany. I wonder if Cottonmouths are territorial and aggressive? I have no desire to float the upper Jacks Fork. Most water snakes seem to be shy not Cottonmouths.

The same Naturalist also told me that Black Panthers (Mountain Lions?) do not exist after I saw one 30 years ago up close. I only saw them one time my son has seen them twice about 7 years ago on our Ozark farm close to were I saw one years ago. These cats do not seem to be aggressive.

I can only imagine a gator dropping from a tree.

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So much for "Escape Plan A". Scuba Feb 2014 #1

No shit... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #6

Awesome! CFLDem Feb 2014 #2

Wow impressive! gordianot Feb 2014 #3

I have personally seen a cotton mouthed moccasin climb up a leaning tree trunk on the underside of ladjf Feb 2014 #4

Even though the Naturalist denied that I guess we know better. gordianot Feb 2014 #8

Once while fishing, I saw a water snake crawl into a low overhanging bush with a small fish in ladjf Feb 2014 #9

Since you seem to be familiar with water & fish, CrispyQ Feb 2014 #15

Sorry, I don't have a theory about the situation you described. ladjf Feb 2014 #16

Thought I'd run it past you. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #17

The snake was either sunning himself or sleeping. ladjf Feb 2014 #10

I heard the story was common on the upper Jacks Fork in Missouri. gordianot Feb 2014 #11

My great uncle went fishing with a friend on a stocked tank Tyrs WolfDaemon Feb 2014 #12

I get along with Copperheads, even Rattle Snakes, and all reptiles. Cottonmouths I take measures. gordianot Feb 2014 #13

Uh, UT Knoxville Department of Psychology ???? eppur_se_muova Feb 2014 #5

Yep - lead author Vladimir Dinets muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #7

Ahhhh ... I assumed that *Human* psychology was implied ... apparently not. eppur_se_muova Feb 2014 #18

The croc in the tree does look quite pleased. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #14

There's a large varanid lizard that's sometimes known as a "tree crocodile" ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2014 #19