Settle down boys. Don't turn this thread into a pole measuring contest.
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Caught a beautiful Pygmy at Cherokee scout camp (Athens) in 2004. He was coiled at the base of some steps leading to/from the latrine. First day of Webelos camp, must have had 10-20 ten year olds step right over him. A couple of moms came up and asked if I knew how to tell if a snake was poisonous. One look at that triangle head with an almost impossibly thin neck and I didn't have to see his tail!
He was about 18-20" long and although trying to rattle, it was so high pitched you could barely hear it. Got a staff member and we got it into a box and kept it for TP&W (staff told me they had to turn in Pygmies due to rareity). Before iPhones - wish I had gotten a pic.
Only poisonous one I ever saw as scout leader at 16 summer camps in N and NE Texas.
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Eh, you've never seen a poisonous one. Now, on the other hand, you've probably seen some venomous ones.