Punch in "Cottonmouth" into the search box and you'll get some previous posts made about this species. I have some experience (less than I wish I had) in the field and laboratory with population from Crane County, MO and would not describe them as "aggressive" in the way that most people mean it. Most individuals only bite when grasped, but there is some individual variation (some seem to be naturally placid, others are more testy). One of my mature females was pretty pleasant.
Cottonmouth musk actually doesn't smell too badly either; it's kind of a peppery, faint poop/chemical smell. Compared to garter snakes and Nerodia, it's like obsession for men!
Gene
On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 11:56:36 AM UTC-4, MikeV wrote:
On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 11:56:36 AM UTC-4, MikeV wrote:
That's my understanding.... glad they haven't spread this far. I have had a few confrontations with water moccasins when I lived in louisiana.. very agressive and venomous
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