Originally Posted by HomelessjOe
Originally Posted by lonesome roads
And the child will put his hand in the viper’s den…

Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
…We've broken a few fine, handmade cypress paddles upon bringing them to bear edgewise across the backs of big, swimming cottonmouths alongside the boat…


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…but not yet.

You hit and don't kill a big swimming cottonmouth with a boat paddle and he might be riding in the boat with you....in my
experiences with them they can be one of the most aggressive poisonous snakes out there especially in the spring.

A friend had to beat one to death with a golf club on a course in Houston.
The snake considered a water hazard as it’s territory, and kept advancing when he backed off.

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