Don't Mess With Me!

[OWGEM]

www.flickr.com/photos/dhkaiser/18054735321

 

[oldpink]

Water Moccasins need all the space they can get, and I'll be more than happy to grant them that and then some.

 

[OWGEM]

Water Moccasins need all the space they can get, and I'll be more than happy to grant them that and then some.

Actually it is a Northern Watersnake, totally non-venomous. I thought it looked pretty menacing anyway.

 

[oldpink]

Actually it is a Northern Watersnake, totally non-venomous. I thought it looked pretty menacing anyway.

Doh!
Shoulda looked more closely.
We have those around here, and they're pretty quick to defend themselves against anyone stupid enough to get in their chili.
I'm different from most folks I know by leaving all snakes alone, including the very few venomous (mostly the only very low-level venomous Copperhead) ones in my area.
I would only kill a venomous snake if it got into my humble abode somehow, but I'd catch and release a non-venomous one.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Nice picture! I love seeing them out and about. Reminds me of my childhood and all the critters I used to see outdoors.