What kind of snake is this? (lots of pics)
I was in maine smallmouth fishing and I saw this pretty big prob 4 foot snake in the water so i netted it (bad idea by the way took me like 20 minutes to get it out lol) and I got a bunch of pics of it but i have no clue what type of snake it was, do you guys know? I almost want one it was really a nice looking snake :).
p.s. I released it and it swam away:D
and i dont think ill be netting any snakes anymore haha i learned my lesson:banana:
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Re: What kind of snake is this? (lots of pics)
It looks like cotton mouth. Someone else will definately let you know but I would not have pulled that out of the water lol. Or water moccasin. They look the same to me from a distance. I hope someone clarifys it for you. Just the shape of the head screams venomous to me. I dont know much about water snakes so I could be wrong. Someone tell me, are they the same snake? I was always confused by that.
Re: What kind of snake is this? (lots of pics)
Not positive, but it looks like a Northern Water snake to me. Non-venomous, and in the colubrid family if I remember rightly.
Re: What kind of snake is this? (lots of pics)
Musicalkeyes, is that the water snake that looks alot like the cotton mouth?
Re: What kind of snake is this? (lots of pics)
HAHA i had no idea that could have been venemous. i was sooooo close to getting bit like 10 times holy crap.
Re: What kind of snake is this? (lots of pics)
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AWESOM-O 3000
HAHA i had no idea that could have been venemous. i was sooooo close to getting bit like 10 times holy crap.
I really don't think it is venomous, but it's definitely not a good idea to grab snakes out of the water if you don't know what they are.
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Foschi Exotic Serpents
Musicalkeyes, is that the water snake that looks alot like the cotton mouth?
Yeah, they're mistaken for cottonmouths a lot. You can really tell by their eyes, though, the pupils are completely different.
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AWESOM-O 3000
HAHA i had no idea that could have been venemous. i was sooooo close to getting bit like 10 times holy crap.
Do a google picture search for water moccasin or cotton mouth. You will see what I mean about how similer that snake looks to one. I couldnt quite remember what they looked like myself so I did a quick search. There is a water snake that looks just like the cotton mouth though. This is why I wouldnt mess with one. I wouldnt know which was which.
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musicalKeyes
I really don't think it is venomous, but it's definitely not a good idea to grab snakes out of the water if you don't know what they are.
ya ino its not. but ill still always grab one when i see one.
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musicalKeyes
Yeah, they're mistaken for cottonmouths a lot. You can really tell by their eyes, though, the pupils are completely different.
I wouldnt want to get close enough to the eyes to make that distinction LOL :O
