[tet68]

Gee, a hognose and a water moc, don't have many of those in the Gulf states.

[cinFLA]

The article says non-poisonous. Check this:

http://www.herpnet.net/bite/

[cryptical]

Gee, a hognose and a water moc, don't have many of those in the Gulf states.

On that beach, I'd be more afraid of the rats than of the snakes. I remember one night driving a block up from the beach in Gulfport, and seeing a rat that must have been 30 lbs waddle in front of our car. The driver didn't want to hit it for fear of knocking his front end out of alignment.

The water mocs are thick down there, at least on some parts of the Navy base. I knew guys who used to hunt them for their skins, then sell them for beer money. I never had the guts for it.

[Free Trapper]

Looks like Rattlers are under represented in the area.

This calls for bussing in diamondbacks and velvet tails to make things right.

[js1138]

I once stepped on a hognose. They may be harmless, but they make a noise like a rattler. Pretty scary in the woods.