Hmmmm apples to oranges, both of those find dirt rows or mounds above water level, isn't that true?

Yep, the most part, but I wouldn't describe all situations as far removed from water



Also, arn't these areas your talking about, invaded habitat, not natural? That is, they are now living in manmade habitat.

Not sure on the Sistrurus, but the polystictus are mesquite-grassland snakes...which is just what the lake shore is, and likely has been. Granted some portions have been converted to non-usable habitat, and other portions may have been enhanced.



Also so many other conditions are totally different, but the result is the same. They can only live where its safe to live, and they have learned that over tens of thousands of years.

Yep



But if you really want to stretch meanings, then what about tropical rainforest snakes, where huge floods are normal?

Gotta wonder about that, I guess at those latitudes you don't exactly require a winter home. I really don't know jack about rainforest snakes, but if I were to guess, I'd imagine that fossorial species avoid the lowest portions of flood basins (or have been progressively eliminated from them).



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