Cottonmouths are very common at Ky Lake just ask Dave Stewart and ME. We was fishing in the back on a cut on Monday and Dave had caught a couple and I had caught a couple as well when he made a cast then said we are done with this little spot. He tried to show me where the Cottonmouth was sitting up inside the buckbrush sunning and I still could not see it. Blended in perfect with the grey body and grey buck brush. It took me a few minutes to still see it and I thought Dave was the blind one of the two of us. Dave said "He can have this little cove" and off we moved down the bank. I have heard of stories of them coming in the boat with you this time of year and want no part of that at all. You will see a first hand account of a fat man walking on water if this ever happens for that snake will be the new owner of my boat and all that is inside. I got hung up in the brush on Tuesday and took extra care in looking it over before moving in to get it out.