Cottonmouth Strike

See a Cottonmouth (water-moccasin) strike and hit my camera as I film it. I encountered this large specimen on a Florida National Wildlife Refuge road. Watch as this cottonmouth use various defense mechanisms including the rattling of its tail, releasing musk, displaying its fangs and of course, the strike!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• cottonmouth
• strike
• moccasin

[BROPHYx896]

thats a bannded water snake , not a cotton outh good try though they look the some.

[mikecatadjuster]

@BROPHYx896 Nice try? I'll let you decide if you want to take your comment down after you do some research. I am a naturalist who has encountered hundreds upon hundreds of moccasin in the wild and have seen plenty of banded water snakes, also. In fact, I have some footage on other videos of banded watersnakes. For anyone who comes across this video and wonders if this guy knows what he's talking about... well, trust me, this snake packs a punch of venom.

[chrchy]

I hope you killed it!

[mikecatadjuster]

Nope. I've actually transported over 10 pygmy rattlesnakes from my yard to deep in the woods. I tend to look at Nature in that way. Hope the enjoyed the video, though. I've got a new one with footage from a recent skin diving trip on the panhandle.

[nhgiel]

thats one snake not to fuck with

[doctorfeelucky]

@BROPHYx896 water snakes don't have fangs or diamond shaped heads

[killerfishthensum1]

Had one bigger jump out a tree stump at me wile leaf blowing my yard bout a foot longer I bout shit my pants ran like a lil girl to my house to get the shot gun came back couldn't find it no where so its still alive and growing

[Tinzert]

0:28 OH HAI. *2 seconds later* NOW FUCK OFF.

[eggo63]

"Pits", "triangular head", "banding pattern", etc......yes, they are all ways of telling it's a cottonmouth. However, coming from someone who works daily in the rice paddies of southern Arkansas...I've found there's an easier way. They rarely try to get away [escape] like other snakes. They just sit there and stare intently at you, even as you approach and they have a way to safely leave. Other snakes will flee if possible, cottonmouths stand their ground. Look at the vid as the guy approaches..

[pogo265]

and you can see it's fangs and venom sacks

[BelialAndar]

@BROPHYx896 Clearly has that trademark viper head, Can see the pits if you pause it, and has that bright white mouth (how it got its name). You should take a closer look before making this assumption.

[ScabbyNubtail]

@BROPHYx896 Fangs visible @ 1:54 Banded Water Snake my ass!

[151devinknight]

it is a cottonmouth you can see the small pit inbetween its nostrils and eyes. 0:28

[151devinknight]

it is a cottonmouth you can see the small pit inbetween its nostrils and eyes.

[F3RNY1234]

U would have 100 more million views if u got bit on the ass heheheheh