pk1023 wrote:
I grew up in the woods of Southern Indiana, we spent many a day trying to be as stupid as possible! One of our favorite activities was going down to the big creek bridge and looking for snakes. We found plenty of blue racers and king snakes and the like.
It was the day I came eye to beady eye with a water moccasin that we stopped that game. We were tired, wet and cold when we decided to exit the creek by the bank next to a field. That was a mistake! It was late March and a cloudy day, so no bite to the face... But, it taught me a lesson... They own this place and I probably should be more careful where I stick my big, unprotected, pink head!
so did me and my brothers..who are still there
Indiana does have "Copper Heads" and used to have the eastern diamond back rattler, but they are practically non existent , it does have a snake that likes water, BUT it does not have water Moccasins, OR Cotton Mouth which is Black poisonous viper, with "white" inside the mouth
people usually run into the Copper Head when sticky their hands into blackberry bushes
Indiana also has the "Hog Nose" non-poisionous, which resembles the copper head, except, it keeps its mount shut, and will roll over and play dead when it doesn't scare you away