Cottonmouth

: Cottonmouth; Cottonmouth Moccasin; Created by: Digitaldemon.; Tools Used: Nikon D1x - Photoshop; Created on: Sept 2004; Image Views: 3,347; Average Views per Day: 2.5; Image Number: 2736

Comments:

Randy Emmitt (rlephoto) from Durham, NC on Mar 29, 2005 at 1:57 AM said:

Hey, I'm sorry I named my image Cottonmouth also! Nice shot, under the chin its so colorful!

Ever see one of these swim with its head above the water? My friend chased one in a flooded tractor ditch to get a photos, we both were wearing hip waders.

Keith from Louisiana on Feb 9, 2005 at 12:59 PM said:

You can reach me through my website contact link at http://www.keithskinner.com

I would be interested in showing my work at the event if it fits in my schedule Janice. Just click on the contact link at the bottom of any of the pages on my site and fill in the form with your email address and place your other contact info in the comment box.

Thanks for the comments and I will be looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Keith

Janice from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on Feb 9, 2005 at 7:59 AM said:

Your wildlife images are among the best I have ever viewed - I would like to get your contact information if you don't mind. I work for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife & Fisheries and we would love for you to display your work at an upcoming event we have planned. If you can place your information here to contact you I will check back in the next few days.

Unreal image of this nasty fellow!

Janice

May from Bayou George, FL on Jan 21, 2005 at 1:10 AM said:

Keith - very good shot. I have a kayak - I'm always afraid if I took a pistol with me, and one fell into my kayak, it would be full of holes! Bloody irascible

serpents, they are.

dudthedawg from Louisiana on Oct 20, 2004 at 8:47 PM said:

When Patches and I walked the other day with my wife Mary we saw one of these. The last thing on my mind was to get a picture of it.

Great shot and congratulations on your braveness to take such a shot.

LNdigiphoto from Pocono Summit, PA on Oct 19, 2004 at 10:39 AM said:

One thing that makes a photographer stand out is the ability to get shots that others don't. This is an amazing shot!

May from Bayou George, FL on Oct 15, 2004 at 9:34 AM said:

I live in a very snaky environment, too. A 5' male eastern diamondback was killed in the road around the corner. Great shot. Textbook. I hope you were wearing shoes! I have a pair of snakebite-proof boots in the closet, and I go barefoot most of the time. Ex-husband nailed by a pigmy rattler two years ago. It was a dry bite. No envenomation. Look up Steve Grenard's venom-L list. Great stuff on there.

Robert from Sonora on Oct 5, 2004 at 5:34 PM said:

Pretty common sight in Texas. Great that you caught its mouth open to show how it got it's name.

Gary Minniss from Arizona on Sep 8, 2004 at 7:23 PM said:

I once lived in Louisiana, right next to the Mississippi River. We saw plenty of these guys. Very nice shot.

digital_demon from USA - Louisiana on Sep 2, 2004 at 11:21 PM said:

Thanks Brian & Zoya for the comments!

I have a 70-300mm lens for such things as this - but I was within 6 feet of this guy still...

Yes this is a very venomous snake - it is in the water moccasin line, these snakes have been known to chase people - in this case he just wanted to be left alone

Keith

Brian from Utah on Sep 2, 2004 at 7:56 PM said:

Excellent snake close-up. I was aiming for something like this with my snake shots, but I couldn't get the snake to cooperate. Is this one poisonous?

Zoya from CT USA on Sep 2, 2004 at 7:48 PM said:

I love your work. but I don;t dare try and get snakes.

great shots

Zoya

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