So far the Cottonheads have been much more spirited than any of my baby Copperheads or Cottonmouths. They don't strike at anything that moves, but if you get too close they launch themselves at you. In fact their whole body leaves the ground when they strike. When I was taking pictures of the the snake I posted here it launched itself and landed on the lens of my camera I hate it when they do that! As far as the venom goes I don't really know. I usually feed prekilled but the live hoppers I fed them were dead instantly after the strike. This may be more indicative of good fang placement rather than venom potency. I have not noticed them spending an inordinate time in their waterbowls either. Here is another pic of the body looking down on the snake.



Mardi

Coastal Reptiles

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• Looking for a picture - Najakaouthia, Tue Nov 11 01:56:23 2003
• Mardi Snipes has/had some. n/p - tj, Tue Nov 11 06:51:08 2003
• Here you go - MardiSnipes, Tue Nov 11 19:42:00 2003
• Wow....more - Chance, Tue Nov 11 21:38:05 2003
• Oops, hit the button a little too early - Chance, Tue Nov 11 21:40:24 2003
• Cottonhead behaviour..... - MardiSnipes, Wed Nov 12 18:59:22 2003
• Thank you Mardi..........MORE........ - Najakaouthia, Wed Nov 12 00:39:16 2003
• Mardi who? Mardi Gras? What?! - nightflight99, Wed Nov 12 03:39:24 2003
• RE: Mardi who? Mardi Gras? What?! - Jeremy G, Wed Nov 12 07:37:59 2003
• RE: Mardi who? Mardi Gras? What?! - rhodostom, Wed Nov 12 08:19:26 2003
• RE: Mardi who? Mardi Gras? What?! - Jeremy G, Wed Nov 12 10:12:14 2003
• To Jeremy & rhodostoma - Nightflight99, Thu Nov 13 04:34:51 2003
• Hey bud! - MardiSnipes, Wed Nov 12 19:00:23 2003
• RE: Hey bud! - Nightflight99, Thu Nov 13 04:31:47 2003