I'm still shaking. Yes, it was a juvenile cotton mouth. My husband killed it with a hatchet. I don't know if it is true, but I have been told that baby venomous snakes are more dangerous than adults because of the concentration of the venom.
My grandkids are coming over tonight and they will NOT be going outside.
Oh NO; I'm sorry you are shaking!!! Yes, I've always heard that about venomous baby snakes. I'm so used to seeing rattlers everywhere I go, I almost used "AZ Rattler" as my screen name.
Omg Babe... thank goodness you got that snake. Yikes..