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Post by Ira Runyan on May 24, 2019 9:16:03 GMT -5
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.
 
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Post by frank on May 24, 2019 9:36:12 GMT -5
That first shot really shows its beautiful coloration. What time of day did you take the photos?
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Post by Ira Runyan on May 24, 2019 10:28:12 GMT -5
That first shot really shows its beautiful coloration. What time of day did you take the photos? Time was about 9:30 AM.
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Post by frank on May 24, 2019 12:22:58 GMT -5
Thanks Ira. I was looking at the shadows and the vivid coloration for a clue to the time you took the photos.
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Post by Tim Abbott on May 24, 2019 17:34:41 GMT -5
Thanks Ira. I never have seen one.
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Post by Ira Runyan on May 25, 2019 6:41:35 GMT -5
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.

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Post by Tim Abbott on May 25, 2019 16:20:55 GMT -5
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.
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