This was taken near Lakeland, FL. It was about 3 feet long, large around the middle, fairly broad head. Not the same coloring as rattlesnakes I've seen, plus there was no rattle. His pattern was banded rather than diamond-shaped.
sparker1 Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Oct 17, 2009 16:39 | #1 This was taken near Lakeland, FL. It was about 3 feet long, large around the middle, fairly broad head. Not the same coloring as rattlesnakes I've seen, plus there was no rattle. His pattern was banded rather than diamond-shaped. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Oct 17, 2009 16:41 | #2 I just decided that is a water moccasin, a big water moccasin. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Oct 17, 2009 17:15 | #3 Definitely a water moccasin. He sure is big! We used to have them come up in our yard when we lived in Houston. Brad
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Shar824 Cream of the Crop More info | Oct 17, 2009 20:21 | #4 It's a really huge moccasin.......we have a pond some idiot put in right down the road, I call it the moccasin pond....it's FULL of these things. When it gets over full they migrate this way. Sharon
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Oct 17, 2009 21:18 | #5 My wife shot the picture, she was within 4 feet of him when she saw it. I had never seen one so large (diameter) and the ones I remember were almost solid black. This one fooled me until I looked it up. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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ajosteve Cream of the Crop 16,468 posts Likes: 8 Joined Sep 2007 Location: Grand Canyon Arizona More info | Oct 18, 2009 12:22 | #6 Nice shot Stan, that is one fat snake! Poisonous too! Your wife is brave or crazy...heh..heh... Steve
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Oct 18, 2009 14:45 | #7 Considering everything, I'd say crazy. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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