On 5/7/2021 3:59 AM, Joie McDonalds wrote:
> Leo wrote:
>
>> On 2021 May 5, , Dr. Bruce wrote
>> (in article >):
>>
>>> Snakes are the hardest to get used to if you live in the
>>> countryside. They're everywhere.
>>
>> Relax! Three out of ten won´t kill you.
>
> If you mean that they're not all venomous, you're right. We have green
> tree snakes and pythons, which are fine. Then we have whip snakes and
> crown snakes, which are mildly venomous. Then we have small-eyed
> snakes, which are very venomous but not often nasty. And then we have
> brown snakes, which are very venomous and can be bad tempered.
>
> The other 15 types I haven't seen on our property yet, which doesn't
> mean anything.

The snakes that you don't see are the most dangerous ones.

Water Moccasins (aka Cotton Mouth) are the main poisonous snakes here
but live mostly in or near swampy areas. They are very aggressive too.
Startle one and it will chase you for a short bit. If it bites, it will
often bite you several times if it can.

Surprisingly, the baby ones can be more deadly. They haven't learned to
deliver a small dose of venom yet and their full dose can be more than
the small amount that an adult will inject in one bite.

For this reason, I only hike in the swampy woods on very cold winter days.