Water Moccasin at the wetlands

[Ira Runyan]

Whenever you are walking near a body of fresh water, you must keep your eyes open to spot any snakes in the area. This Water Moccasin at the Viera Wetlands was easy to spot on the sandy dirt road, but ounce it moved into the grass at the roads edge it became almost impossible to see, and the grass was not very high! Be careful out there and watch where you step.

[frank]

That first shot really shows its beautiful coloration. What time of day did you take the photos?

[Ira Runyan]

May 24, 2019 9:36:12 GMT -5 frank said:

That first shot really shows its beautiful coloration. What time of day did you take the photos?

Time was about 9:30 AM.

[frank]

Thanks Ira. I was looking at the shadows and the vivid coloration for a clue to the time you took the photos.

[Tim Abbott]

Thanks Ira. I never have seen one.

[Ira Runyan]

May 24, 2019 17:34:41 GMT -5 Tim Abbott said:

Thanks Ira. I never have seen one.

, you have never seen one? With your hiking in the flooded Tosohatchee South and your boating on the St. Johns River I would have thought you would have seem many Water Moccasins. They can have beautiful colors when young, but the patterns of those colors can blend in very well with the grasses and brush which can make them very hard to see.

[Tim Abbott]

I know Ira, I have tromped around a lot of places in Fl. I guess I walk too noisy. I see portion of a head sticking up in the river maybe that is snakes, I assumed they were turtles.