There are definitely more snakes down there than anywhere I have fished particularly on the LBL side of the lakes. One spot in particular on Barkley - Fulton bay is unusually packed with snakes. In May like this on the late side of the bush bite if you go up around the bushes on a sunny day it is unreal the number of snakes that you will see.

I too have seen them up in the bushes. Last year while flipping I ran into them up in the bushes quite often and it dawned on me why they did that -- they get in there after the bird nests that are in there. One of the snakes I flushed from a bush was right there on a nest when I spooked him and you have to look really close to see the nests they are camoflaged so well. I figure one of these days I am bound to spook one and he will jump in the boat with me and I might scream like a little girl myself!

kc