Help IDing wild snake

[War]

Hello group one of my fellow ACO's picked up this snake last night that might have bitten a citizen. We can't tell if its poisonous, I don't think it is, I think its some type of water snake, I figured I'd get your opinion, so what do ya think?

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[Skittles1101]

Snakes are venomous, not poisonous. Looks possibly like a brown water snake. They are not venomous.
http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/snakes/nertax.htm

I'm not an expert....it just looks similar if you ask me...better pics would help and the state you are from would be helpful as well.

[Skittles1101]

Hmmm...actually after looking at this photo it could be a northern water snake. Also not venomous.
http://www.hoganphoto.com/Northern_Water_Snake.jpg

[R&DP]

Looks like it could be a northern water snake.

[War]

Lol mybad LGray "venomous" thanks gang that's what I thought it was, I'm in Maryland

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[Serpent_Nirvana]

Not venomous, but definitely bitey and smelly

Also a little off-topic, but the mnemonic I like is "You eat poison, venom eats you." In other words, a critter that has the toxin in its skin, spines or other external appendages in order to ward off predation is generally referred to as "poisonous." An animal that has its toxin in a biting or stinging apparatus and primarily uses it to subdue prey is referred to as "venomous."

That said, I'm sure there are some species out there that blur the lines a bit (though at the moment I can't think of any )