Oh yes, they are very good swimmers! Not that I¡¯ve seen them in action, other than on TV!
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On 1 Mar 2020, at 11:14, zuiko via Groups.Io <
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Yes we found copperheads aplenty when staying on a dude ranch in Tennessee. ?The owners came and carried out a cull in the 100yd radius of the cabin and found 12.
That¡¯s also when I found out that snakes could swim . . .
Chris
LOL Jude!! Have heard of the Western Taipan. I think it is about the most dangerous creature on earth, though some may argue the black mamba is up there. For my MSc in pharmacology I worked with Tetrodotoxin (venom of the puffer fish) to block sodium channels. I had a new found respect for venomous creatures after living in the USA. Copperheads, brown recluse spiders etc.?
As a boy, I loved spiders.
They were the one thing I knew could get rid of my sister.
Sister repellent!
Hugs John
Purler