Pilant Lake Cottonmouth
The cottonmouth (a.k.a. water moccasin) is a pit viper, i.e., a venomous snake. In five years of volunteering at Brazos Bend State Park, I've never seen one beside a park hiking trail. Today I saw two.
A comment (see below) pointed out that I misidentified this snake. It is a Mississippi green water snake, not a cottonmouth. So, as of the first of May, 2017, I have yet to see a cottonmouth on a trail at Brazos Bend. That doesn't bother me a bit.
Pilant Lake Cottonmouth
The cottonmouth (a.k.a. water moccasin) is a pit viper, i.e., a venomous snake. In five years of volunteering at Brazos Bend State Park, I've never seen one beside a park hiking trail. Today I saw two.
A comment (see below) pointed out that I misidentified this snake. It is a Mississippi green water snake, not a cottonmouth. So, as of the first of May, 2017, I have yet to see a cottonmouth on a trail at Brazos Bend. That doesn't bother me a bit.