What kind of snake is this? (lots of pics)

[Zach]

i think i have a better shot of the head im gonna try to find it.

[joepythons]

It looks like the brown water snake to me.If it was the cotton or water mocassin it would not let you get that close without trying to take your head off

[Zach]

It looks like the brown water snake to me.If it was the cotton or water mocassin it would not let you get that close without trying to take your head off

trust me it was trying to kill me lol. it was musking, striking, flattning its body everything it could do to try to get me it did lol

[Zach]

[Aeries]

water snake. =D

[joepythons]

trust me it was trying to kill me lol. it was musking, striking, flattning its body everything it could do to try to get me it did lol

Thats all? Definitly a brown water snake

[ER12]

Northern Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon sipedon. Watersnakes (which are not venomous) are often confused with the Water Mocassin or Cottonmouth which is venomous.

[dembonez]

cotton mouth idk im bad with water snakes

[WingedWolfPsion]

It's a Northern Water Snake--a really big, beautiful one, too.

Cottonmouths don't LIVE in Massachusetts.

There are only two venomous snakes in Massachusetts--the Timber Rattlesnake, and the Copperhead.

Water snakes are notoriously bad-tempered.

Edit: My bad, you were in Maine. Maine doesn't have copperheads, or timber rattlers. Or any other venomous snake species, for that matter, so feel free to go about your grabbing or netting with impunity. lol

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

It's a Northern Water Snake--a really big, beautiful one, too.

Cottonmouths don't LIVE in Massachusetts.

There are only two venomous snakes in Massachusetts--the Timber Rattlesnake, and the Copperhead.

Water snakes are notoriously bad-tempered.

Edit: My bad, you were in Maine. Maine doesn't have copperheads, or timber rattlers. Or any other venomous snake species, for that matter, so feel free to go about your grabbing or netting with impunity. lol

I never believe the the stats of where animals are or are not anymore. Nuture moves all the time. Chicago doesnt have cougars but we had one a couple years ago. Rattlesnakes have been seen in grant park. Wolves are moving back into the area. There are armadillos EVERYWHERE in TN east of the TNN river. Then I find out they are great swimmers and over the years they crossed the mississippi and the TNN rivers. More common there than raccoons are in chicago. Eventually rattlers may be in main. They definately have the tolerance for the weather. Someday they will be there. Might take the venomous a bit longer. Ive picked up different snakes by my house but I would have been too nervous to mess with something that looks like that in the water. Kudos to the OP