I stepped smack dab on top of one laying in the middle of a hiking trail in Marshall Swamp. There were 30+ of us hiking . It felt like hard rubber and I jumped away immediately. It did. not strike but reared it's head that showed teeth and white mouth - thus cottonmouth. I did some research and found out they had done a study in 2004 and these very deadly venomous snakes only bit when stepped on 20% of the time. They are generally not proactive but please stay away. I was very lucky and may have loss use of part of my body or worse if he had bit me!
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