that's a little cottonmouth, typically camoflauged very well.

 

When I was a kid of 6 years old, I was walking down a cobbled boat ramp, up to my knees in the river. When I looked down I saw the top half of a water snake bobbing back and forth in the current waiting for me to take another step. Apparently we don't get moccasins up here in PA, but they look so similar to non-venomous water snakes that I don't try my luck. I promptly but discreetly backed out of the water and waited until the boat was in.

 

I hate these ****ers as well.

 

Here's another BODA...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-arrested-defecating-hotel-lobby-article-1.1757972

Doesn't Todd live in SC? :shifty:

 

The story's author is an amateur.

 

What spawn of satan is this now?

edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobsonfly

 

Here is what I got from this: Whatever your belief in god or nature, it clearly favors the male species. Basically they are F me mandibles.

"Though both male and female dobsonflies have sharp mandibles, those of an adult male dobsonfly are actually so big – up to 1 inch (25 mm) – that they are unable to harm humans, as they have such poor leverage that they are incapable of breaking the skin. Their mandibles are used exclusively during mating, where males show them off and grasp the females during copulation"

 

Wait... you still talking bout the fly or CIF? :shifty:

 

They like to hang out on the insides of kayaks on humid days. Found this out the hard way. The female larva also have mandibles, and they like to hang out in shallow water. I give thanks to fish for keeping those bastards at a reasonable population.

 

So this is the love bug FinD was complaining about. No wonder he was crying so much.

 

hellgrammite, we used to take a 16 foot fish net in semi swift water and roll rocks over up stream to catch those for fish bait.

 

What snake venom does to blood;