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  1. 12-06-2008, 08:40 AM #21
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    Born and raised with a house on the Foot there are a ton of snakes at Reelfoot But most of the lake is swamp and they prefer the swampy areas yes you will see some but they are more scared of you than you are of them. Dont worry with the little guys just get out there and slay them fish.
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  2. 12-06-2008, 12:05 PM #22
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    I can assure you that cottonmouths hang in trees. Couple years ago I ran right into one at eye level in the trees. SCARY situation. Once this happens to you, then you will understand when I say this. Pay very close attention and you will see them. Seems that they like the low lying limbs on the sunny side. Rarely have I seen them in the shade unless on a cloudy day.
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    Default Cottonmouths on Reelfoot

    Quote Originally Posted by crappiecrazy View Post
    A friend of mine is a game warden on Reelfoot. He told me he had seen less than 5 cottonmouths the entire 4 to 5 years that he worked the lake.
    Has he ever left the house?
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    Quote Originally Posted by brimeater View Post
    Has he ever left the house?
    When close up you can tell the difference. And believe me, ive seen more than 4 or 5. Maybe I am fishing too close to their stomping grounds.
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    dont buy into it , cottons do hang in tree's and reelfoot is the most snake populated place in the world ! may is still pretty safe . after that i would bring my machete. keep you eyes peeled , 2 times i had snakes trying to get a free ride in my boat , once we were trying to wack him with the oar and he just kept comming got the motor running and split. be carful dude
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    So none of you guys would use a float tube there, right? :D
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    Default Cottonmouths?

    It does not matter to me what kind of snake it is. I respect snakes by keeping my distance from all of them cottonmouth or not........:D
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  8. 02-22-2009, 12:26 AM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by deathb4disco View Post
    So none of you guys would use a float tube there, right? :D

    I would use a float tube (Bellyboat)no problem! the snakes don't bother me Now as for them Gators... thats a different story
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  9. 02-22-2009, 01:11 AM #29
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    Default Cancelling Trip Now

    Well, I'm cancelling my trip to Reelfoot! I have a trip scheduled in late May with my wife and son. We were going to be camping at the state park and fishing for crappie & bluegill. I got bit by a rattlesnake when I was 12 and since then I am deathly afraid of snakes (I had an allergic reaction to the rattlesnake venom and was in ICU for 2 weeks). No way in H-E-double hockey sticks I'm fishing Reelfoot if there are Cottonmouth snakes. How dissappointing!
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  10. 02-22-2009, 01:59 AM #30
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    Thumbs down What???

    Now I just read that it is against the law to kill a snake at reelfoot. Are you kidding me?
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