Texas video shows decapitated snake head bare its fangs

Texas video shows decapitated snake head bare its fangs

A gory video has emerged of a venomous water snake flashing its fangs and turning on the floor after its head had been cut off. 

The clip shows the deadly black moccasin, also known as a cottonmouth snake, looking as though it is still alive. 

After a few moments the nerve endings die out and the snake stops moving. It's then prodded by one the viewers checking for signs of life. 

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING 

Blood: The cottonmouth snake looked as though it was alive, writhing in pain 

Streaks and dots of blood can be seen on the ground and a separate picture shows the serpent's body, without its head. 

Jill-Scott Mollett from Sunnyvale, Texas posted the video on her Facebook account earlier this week and said her two young daughters had come across the deadly serpent in a garden flowerbed. 

In the absence of a knife 'Avery' used tree loppers to cut its head, thus avoiding a potentially deadly bite from the animal. 

Jill-Scott Mollett's post read: 'So the girls found a cottonmouth water moccasin today, in our flower bed of all places. 

'We didn't have a knife close to us, so Avery chopped it's head off with some tree loppers. The girls' favorite part was when the head kept trying t o bite stuff for a few minutes after it was chopped off its body. #CountryLivingAtItsFinest' 

The video has stoked varied responses on social media with some venting their outrage at the killing.

Gore: As the snake's nerves ending die out its mouth shut and it stopped moving 

Death: Avery used tree loopers to cut its head, thus avoiding a potential deadly bite from the animal

One wrote: 'I hope your children grow to be better adults then you are attempting to raise them.' 

However a more sympathetic person said: 'I don't think a lot of you are comprehending how dangerous those snakes are..? 

'Just put yourselves in their position for a second. If your child came across a snake in your yard that could put them in a hospital are you really going to just going to leave the snake alone?'    

A bite from a black moccasin could leave scars and in rare occasions require an amputation. Death from a bite is even rarer. 

The snake is said not to possess an aggressive demeanor unless it feels in danger.

Jill-Scott Mollett and her family have received flack on Facebook for the video 

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