Quote Originally Posted by toomanycasts View Post
I know my snakes, and have definately seen a cottonmouth in this area. However, just because it was around water doesn't make it a "water moccasin"(hope I spelled that right). I'm not saying they are plentiful around here; just saying its possible, and please don't kill them out of ignorance or irrational fears.
http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/kysnakebook.pdf

Here is a good publication on Kentucky Snakes. Interesting read on Cottonmouths and similarities to water snakes. Check out all the triangular headed water snakes on pages 27, 28....... I know a lot of folks who say they've seen cottonmouths distant from their western Kentucky habitat and I believe them, better safe than sorry, but I've never heard a supposed expert on snakes say they can be found anywere but W-KY.

Let me add that I'm not jumping in here trying to claim people are wrong. Cottonmouths are just an interesting subject that gets brought up ever now and then.