Mike, the snake in my picture is a cottonmouth. I bumped into it while looking for a downed duck. I parted the grass and there he was.

Destry, I hope you have a good time down here. We had our traditional moorhen hunt again the first week of September. Florida ducks are scarce this far north but the black-bellied whistling ducks have expanded their range and we are seeing a few.

Today snipe hunting season opened for me. Both the water and grass are high. It's gonna be a tough year.