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luvmychicken said:


This is what the girls found in the back yard this morning. I am scared to death of them.
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Yep, that's a young moc. If anyone ever needs something identified, just let me know. I've worked with reptiles extensively. Just post or message me. As long as it's a decent pic (and the snake is still alive), I'll be happy to ID it for you. :)
 
Oh man! Poisonous snakes are scary!


My girls got another nice treat to enjoy this morning. I scooped the rest of the broken watermelon out last night and put it in the fridge for us. The two big pieces of rind that were left I used as platters topped with squash trimmings and leftover plain Quinoa. The Quinoa is high protein so thats a bonus. Boy are they enjoying their treat!
 
luvmychicken said:


This is what the girls found in the back yard this morning. I am scared to death of them.
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Yeah I ran across one of these just the other day while picking water melons I let him go where he wanted to. Up until that time me and BJ(the dog) were having a merry ol' time out in the field. Afterwards, there was much more attention to detail being put into the watermelon gathering. LOL

Jeff
 
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bayoudragon said:
Yep, that's a young moc.  If anyone ever needs something identified, just let me know.  I've worked with reptiles extensively.  Just post or message me.  As long as it's a decent pic (and the snake is still alive), I'll be happy to ID it for you.  :)
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If it had bitten the chickens, would it have been fatal. I've seen videos where chickens go after snakes. Are they immune?
 
PrimroseMom1 said:
If it had bitten the chickens, would it have been fatal. I've seen videos where chickens go after snakes. Are they immune?
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Yes it would be fatal although they eat a lot of non-poisonous snakes but a bite from a Cottonmouth that size would surely be a death sentence for a animal the size of a chicken for sure. I've seen 50-60lbs dogs that have been bitten by snakes like that and it puts crimp in their stye for a couple of weeks so anything smaller than that would surely suffer greatly or not survive, I figure.there was a fellow on here (BYC) Yard-full-of- Rocks he had a 10-12 lb Barred Rock male die from a copperhead or cottonmouth bite just last summer.

Jeff
 
PrimroseMom1 said:
If it had bitten the chickens, would it have been fatal. I've seen videos where chickens go after snakes. Are they immune?
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Yes, and from what I've been told, the young ones are more likely to deliver a full venom load... but I have no proof to back this up. :p

One of my dogs was bit by a moc once. It was not an issue, no swelling or anything... it was "dry" bite. So I guess there may be some truth to it.
 
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catdaddyfro said:
Yes it would be fatal although they eat a lot of non-poisonous snakes but a bite from a Cottonmouth that size would surely be a death sentence for a animal the size of a chicken for sure. I've seen 50-60lbs dogs that have been bitten by snakes like that and it puts crimp in their stye for a couple of weeks so anything smaller than that would surely suffer greatly or not survive, I figure.there was a fellow on here (BYC) Yard-full-of- Rocks he had a 10-12 lb Barred Rock male die from a copperhead or cottonmouth bite just last summer.

Jeff
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Thanks guys. I guess the chickens know which is which or it is luck of the draw. I would be happy to never see another snake. Really truly freak me badly. I almost couldn't look at recent snake fotos on the thread. Really. A Russian family lived next to me in Knoxville. Ivan, the dad, said the only thing that scared him more than a snake was the KGB. Lol
 
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