Snake ID

[bayouchica]

Hey yall, I was out feeding the ducks in my canoe & came right beside this big snake.I did a double take, & grabbed my camera.Do yall know what it is?I believe it is poisonous because of the way it's head is shaped & the way the eyes are on the top of its head.I hope it stays in the water..

Thanks, Miriam

 

[justusnak]

I have NO idea...but please be carefull!! Ohhh, I detest snakes! I wont kill them....but I dont like them either!

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Holy moly looks like a copperhead!

VERY VERY poisnous!!!

I don't know whatelse to use other than mothballs to keep them out of areas that are dark and humid. That's what they like.

 

[Critter Crazy]

Looks like a Brown water snake. I believe that tehy arent poisonous, but I am not sure. I am pretty sure that they are common in your area.

just look it up on Google, looks just like the one in your pic.

 

[cookinmom]

This is a pretty cool site for identifying snakes. It says Florida, but I'm sure some of these snakes are elsewhere too.

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/FL-GUIDE/snakekey.htm

Looks like it might be this midland water snake:

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/fl-guide/nerodiaspleuralis.htm

 

[CoyoteMagic]

too cool. It came up to the brown water snake by what I can see in the pick

That was neat
Coyote

 

[jstudy]

It's not a copperhead.

What you have there is a Diamond Backed Water Snake.
Very common in your area and non poisonous.
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/i...d-backed+Water+Snake&rel-namesoup=matchphrase

-Jason

 

[bayouchica]

Oh yeah, every time I go under a cypress tree always look up.I've heard of snakes falling into boats before.
Now this is a copperhead... thick as fleas around here. When the weather warms up, I'm always watching my step.

Hey cookinmom, I just saw your post as I was replying.. I'll check out that site, thanks.
Miriam

 

[jstudy]

Note how the copperhead has the eyes on the side of the head and the water snake has it's eyes situated more on top (as it spends a lot of time with it's head partially submerged)

 

[MTchick]

I know this is off topic a little bit, but that is a really awesome looking snake and a really nice photograph! Very exciting!

And I totally agree- that looks like a water snake, not a copperhead. The eyes, pattern, and skull are all quite different.

-MTchick