Nope of the day

S E Ga. Way back when I was a teenager, we would wade down a creek with a .22 and shoot cottonmouths off the bank and tree limbs. The oldtimers told us the cottonmouth would not bit you in the water. We were swimming in the big creek on day, and a kid got bit on his big toe by a cottonmouth.
They also said don't fear big gators unless maybe a big bad momma gator!! Yea OK!!
I never knew if the cottonmouth was stupid or just fearless, but when you ran up on one they would go toward you as easy as go away.
And I hate heights!!!!