Canadian Cat Takes on Cottonmouth

[Ghroller]

I didn't get to see this on TV myself, my Grandmother actually told me (had to do with snakes so she ran to tell me hehe). In Toronto a woman was working in her yard and she noticed a snake at her foot. From what my grandmother could tell me it sounds like a cottonmouth, odviously imported somehow. My guess is from a shipment because venomous is illegal in most of Canada.

Anyways Her cat jumped in between the too of them and started smacking the snack around. The Cat got in 3-4 hits before being bitten by ths snake! Now the good part.

Both animals are alive and doing well.. The cat was imediately taken to the vet and appropriate medical treament was givin and the cat is on the mend, no serious effects are espected because of the fast treatment!

And Finally unlike the incident in Walmart in the US with the Rattlesnake. The Humanes society was able to safely capture the animal and it is being shipped back into the US, my guess is to an appropriate zoo or herp centre? The women had said that if it wasn't for her cat she'd be dead for sure as the snake was RIGHT beside her.

	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

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[BWSmith]

I will be curious to hear what the final ID is on it. Probaby a Water Snake or Racer

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[eddie]

The cat knows who its' sugar momma is

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[toker]

When I was a farm hand, I found a cat and a 4ft snake going at it... the cat was winning. After rescuing the snake I took it out and let it go, the owner said it was a Kingsnake or something like that.

This was way before I even know the difference between a Boa and a milksnake

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[BWSmith]

Canadian Cat Takes on Cottonmouth

"Meow, eh?"

	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

[Ghroller]

Hey now.. I didn't right ONE eh in there:P



but yeah we do say eh alot...yes even the cats!

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[DRZRider]

My neighbors dog was bitten a few times by a cottonmouth or copperhead (I forgot wich). The poor thing was in sad shape and its paws and legs were badly swollen. The dog is ok now and the vet told them that dogs rarely die from cotton mouth or copperhead bites.

	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

[John_E_Dove]

Poor snake, goes on a simple vacation to Canada and is assaulted.

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[spix14]

I'm moving to canada, the cats are better. Mine just poo on the floor when they're mad at me.

And what incident with walmart and a snake? *curious*

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[LukaTisus]

Huh... I didn't know Cottonmouths were this far north. *head-tilt*

	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

[John_E_Dove]

Originally Posted by LukaTisus

Huh... I didn't know Cottonmouths were this far north. *head-tilt*

They are not normally. It was either taken there or was on a ski vacation.

	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

[LukaTisus]

Lol, or it wasn't a cottonmouth at all. If it was, it was obviously someone's escaped 'pet'.. It's pretty warm in the Toronto area from what I heard, the only pit viper I think we have up here is prairie and western rattlers.. 'course I'm not familiar with the herps further east.

	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

[ThomasH.]

Positive it wasn't a cottonmouth. Cats will always have the upper hand in fights with snakes. They have the agility and artilary. Dogs on the other hand are just plain stupid animals. They get into faces and bark until they get bitten.

	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

[ThomasH.]

Originally Posted by Ghroller

The women had said that if it wasn't for her cat she'd be dead for sure as the snake was RIGHT beside her.

I absolutely hate when people say that. If it was going to bite her it would have before she noticed it or it had drawn attention to itself. Hots aren't crazy killing machines people. They conserve venom, and is a very important resource to them they don't just go around wasting it. They don't bite people because that would make a fight. It takes to long for the venom to go into effect before the snake gets the shovel. The cat most likely messed with the animal to get bitten. No the lady wouldn't have been killed if she stepped on it! They would have saved her just like they did the cat. Common sense says she would have at least 20 times longer to get the antivenom due to a larger body and she would have been a heck of a lot further up on the urgency list than a cat. Its storys like this that make it harder for hots keepers.

	Venomous Reptile A term commonly used to refer to a venomous reptile. Most commonly used in reference to venomous snakes.

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[RevMojo]

Originally Posted by BCI MAN

Its storys like this that make it harder for hots keepers.

Especially when we bring them up every 4 years....

Old thread folks.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[ThomasH.]

Sorry, I didn't realize that. I just click on whats at the top assuming its new.

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