Raven
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I heard about the Escambia River incident. I've seen them moccasins do that once, too, mating and rolling all over each other at the waters edge of a log jam, downstream of the confluence of Blackwater River and Juniper Creek. That area has gone completely back to nature because nobody rents canoes or kayaks down there. Blackwater was high about 5 feet, and I thought I might could bust thru to the confluence of the Coldwater. I went as far as I could, chained up my canoe, spent the night and walked out about 5 miles in the morning. The water channel just dissapeared into the trees. It's backing up with sand more and more every second. I went back a couple years later and it was ankle deep a couple hundred yards further upstream from where I'd camped. That second trip was about 7 or 8 years ago. It'll be ankle deep up at the last bridge on Juniper and at Deatons bridge before too longI am collecting information. What of kind pit viper chased you. Three people that I trust say they were aggressively approached by water moccasins.
There is also the story of water moccasin mating balls and swimmers being killed by such. I never have been able to confirm that story. But a police officer that handled homicides scenes said a water skier's body was recovered from the escambia river with multiple bites.
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