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RE: how bad are injuries to the tail after the clo
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by rickyduckworth on June 27, 2006
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concerning the snappers, i went back early this morning to the same spot to see if i could show my brother in law the other cottons, and i saw a 10" common snapper in the same small water hole, so maybe it was the snapper........
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by thedude on June 28, 2006
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I vote for snappers as well (for massive amputations anyway). In my study sight it is quite common for the cottonmouths to have abbreviated tails (all that I have seen are completely healed). I have even found a juvenile with a neat chunk cut out of its belly that looked like the turtle attacked from below. Another cause for missing tails is incomplete sheds (shed skin getting hung up at the tail and constricting). Don't worry though, cottons are tough critters. I have caught several with gaping wounds where you can actually see into the body cavity, and these wounds appeared to be healing up. I have also caught one that had healed up from a really massive injury. That snake had scar tissue all over it!
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RE: how bad are injuries to the tail after the clo
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by ALA_snake33 on June 28, 2006
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I know that a lot of People here in North Alabama don’t know this, but we do have some Swamp Country here that hasn’t seen a Human Foot in a Long Long Time, and I know it will be hard for some of you to believe this. And I can tell you that I go into these Backwood Areas a lot looking for Snakes. Now, my point here is that I have seen Alligator Snappers and Alligators in these Areas. We all know that Alligators are not thought to have a Population this far North, but I can give anyone the Proof they need to know that Gator live here. Now to get to my point, I have seen a lot of Aquatic Snakes that were Bitten in Half by either Alligator Snappers, Common Snappers, or Alligators themselves. Now, I know it would be hard for some of the PHD Herpetologist here that know Ranges to Swallow this especially with it coming from a Person who Holds no Degree in any of the Biological Sciences. I wish that someone from a Well-Known Research Center would come up here and do some Studies, and find out how Large the Population actually is. ........................Be Safe Ya’ll, Happy Herping : Wally
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by Chris_Harper on June 29, 2006
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I have a Carolina pigmy that had the tip of it's tail, including the rattle, knocked off by a weedeater at a State Park. She's fine - eats like a horse.
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