Another Snake Story

So far no but we are not in any of the worst affected areas.We just had a lot of small branches and leaves down. Thankfully, I had a couple of problem trees removed before we left (dying Elm and Poplar with signs of insect infestation (rows of woodpecker holes)). We were away when the storm hit and got home just for the tail end of the rain as it finally turned north.

Truth about the cottonmouth.. very aggressive. When I was stationed at Ft. Stewart, we trained in them there swamps. A lot. I saw a cottonmouth attack all kinds of things, soldiers, groups of soldiers, water buffalo (the wheeled water carrying kind), APC, jeeps, even once, started to climb down off my tank, and one was striking at the front road wheel.. that's a bas add snake to take on a 64 ton tank.. LOL

I have seen video of them from the western end of Kentucky, literally dropping in to canoes, on the offense. Luckily, we don't live in the swampy part of the state, rattlers and copper heads are what we have. And I have never seen one of either on our property, but have seen lots of snakes.

Cottonmouth - only snake that has ever chased me. Happy tell me that when they are in bottom of your boat or in your flooded house. I've spent years with Cottonmouths, and rattlers and copperheads, just fortunate I guess. Rattlesnakes will retreat, copperheads will hide, cottonmouths will attack, so how long do you take to decide it's not aggression just a warning? What college professor wrote this?