Thread: Are snakes @ reelfoot that bad?

sounds like they need the Benjamin snake thinner put on em for awhile!

Reelfoot is my home lake also there are a few snakes but most of them are water snakes often confused with the cottonmouth! There are still a few of the cold jaws around but there more scared of you of you are of them!

I must say that I have seen more than one Cottonmouth in a tree on the river. Scared the crap outa me the first time I saw one slide out of a limb right next to the boat. They'll make ya hurt yourself.

Bluegill

Originally Posted by WestTennCrappie

This thread is old, and its too late now, BUT

I live at Reelfoot Lake, and while snakes dont bother me too much, there are alot of them here.

There are alot of cottonmouths here. And yes they do hang in the trees.

Yep, I agree with WTN Crappie on this. I don't live at Reelfoot, but I hunt and fish a whole lot in West TN along the Hatchie and Forked Deer River bottoms. You are pretty much guaranteed to see at least one congo every time you go out. You don't have to worry much about them coming to you - unless you are our there in the spring, particularly May. If you get one in the water that raises his head and looks at you, colloquially referred to as "periscoping", then you better get the paddle, shotgun, stick, or other means of defense ready :D:D.

Originally Posted by OsoFishy

Reelfoot is my home lake also there are a few snakes but most of them are water snakes often confused with the cottonmouth! There are still a few of the cold jaws around but there more scared of you of you are of them!

Lance jumps in to rebut me on this one. They should know as they fish in the time of year that I mentioned alot.

Agreed there are alot more water snakes out there, and maybe its just me that attracts them suckers but I see one about every time i go in the late spring. I see about twice the water snakes out there though. Either way, snakes are scary!

I live about an hour away from reelfoot and I hunt down there almost every weekend when its squirrel season.The wife asked me to carry her down there and take the pontoon ride last september.We seen 35 cotton mouths and......one........water snake.The guide said we might see one or two the whole trip.......lol...........after we got off the pontoon he said he had never seen that many.........I said ...............BULL

35, wow

I have never seen more than a few on each trip. But I see them alot. I see alot of water snakes too. bout 3-1

Originally Posted by Slipped Cork

Thank's for the reply guy's.Some people make thing's alot more drastic than they really are.I'm headed to the foot in may!

i have seen a few snakes but i dont know what kind. i have only been on foot about 20 times and can say i have seen atleast 3 minimum . i have fished at the spillway from shore and i seen one there to. i would bring a machete if i was going here any tree's. up in wisconsin i had a 6foot watersnake of some kind try to hitch a ride with me and he wouldnt take no for a answer ! not a fun day.