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Not! But this was what I thought after seeing this occur several times during birding walks. At first impression a dark, thick bodied snake that could wrap around a GBH's bill fooled me into thinking they were catching the Water Moccasins that are quite common in Arkansas. However, this big crop of a poor photo revealed a mystery animal for me. A little research showed that it is an Amphiuma. Wikipedia says that they are in the salamander family and only found in the SE part of the country. I have a friend who says that he often caught them while fishing the bayous and sloughs. He didn't say how they tasted.

Feb 27, 2017 at 10:38 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · GBH & Cottonmouth???

Nice shot

-Tam

Feb 27, 2017 at 10:48 AM

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Good catch, Sharon.
Rex

Feb 27, 2017 at 02:04 PM

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Neat Sharon. It doesn't look like an Amphiuma to me. Amphiuma have pointed tails without fins. It looks closer to an eel to me, but I can't really tell from your photo ~ Ron

Feb 27, 2017 at 04:11 PM

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surfnron wrote:
Neat Sharon. It doesn't look like an Amphiuma to me. Amphiuma have pointed tails without fins. It looks closer to an eel to me, but I can't really tell from your photo ~ Ron

This was taken in the swampy backwater of an old beaver dam, Ron, quite a ways from the Arkansas River. Can't picture an eel migrating or spawning here. Vic

Feb 27, 2017 at 04:59 PM

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surgemaster wrote:
Good catch, Sharon.
Rex

Thanks for looking, Rex. Sharon is the best part of psharvic. It it, I, Vic who takes the poorer pics

Feb 27, 2017 at 05:00 PM

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looks like an eel to me also

Feb 27, 2017 at 08:34 PM

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kmunroe wrote:
looks like an eel to me also

Fascinating that an eel would be here. Thanks, Kenny.

Feb 27, 2017 at 10:02 PM

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Sorry Vic. Maybe I should have gone to the profile instead of the www.

Rex

Feb 27, 2017 at 10:28 PM


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