Don Freeman wrote:

"Rodney Long" wrote in message
...

One day I was canoeing and a big Cotton Mouth was just 20 feet away on the
bank, I pulled out the trusted 22 automatic pistol to dispatch it.


Reason being?




They, and man, have no place together, a cotton mouth does not fear man,
and will attack, non provoked, I've had it happen to me more than once,
but I have always been able to avoid the strike, because I saw the snake
before it got in range. I even had one try to get in the boat with me,
because I was anchored across his path, I could not even beat him away
with a fishing rod, he kept fighting it and me, I ending up shooting
him, although he was in an area where he would not have harmed anyone
else,, he just would not leave, and would not keep from trying to get
into the boat with me, and I couldn't move the boat with the two anchors
out, I couldn't get them in and fight the snake off at the same time

I "NEVER" kill non poisonous snakes, (and I know the difference) and
only kill the poisonous ones when they are a threat, by just their
location, sometimes. a cotton mouth within 50 yds of a swimming area,
house, or area where people frequent, DIES ! It's not worth the chance
of someone getting bitten. If they were rare, perhaps I would catch and
transplant those that are on the bank in these areas, if it hits the
water, there is no catching them, and you will get bitten trying

--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Mojo SpecTastic "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread,
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, and the EZKnot
http://www.ezknot.com