Why?

[garterman07]

when i lived in luisiana i was raised to stay away from almost all snakes, because of the water mossicans, those things are poisonous and really mean. they will come after you if you disturb one.

[GarterGuy]

when i lived in luisiana i was raised to stay away from almost all snakes, because of the water mossicans, those things are poisonous and really mean. they will come after you if you disturb one.

Have you ever actually had any dealings with water moccasins (Agkistrodon piscivorus) ????, from what I've heard from herping buddies of mine, they tend to actually be rather placid snakes, both in captivity and in the wild. I've personally never dealt with them (hopefully to change in a week when I go to Fla.), but haven't really heard of them being mean snakes (what I'm guessing means they're aggressive) and have never heard of any "going after" anyone.
Roy