What kind of snake is this?

[alk747triodad]

I came across this snake at the lake house. I'm figuring brown water snake but I'm no expert. Any snakeatoligist in this group?






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[krzyabncanuck]

Can you get me a better pic from way closer man. Like within a couple inches please.....

 

[mtweller]

Looks a lot like a copperhead, but hard to say. The markings don't look exactly right IIRC. Looks mean, kill it!

R

 

[custyota]

Triangular head? Means danger and poison.

 

[alk747triodad]

Close as I'm getting. I walked around it several times but it never slithered away. He was catchin some rays. He was there when we left.

I did read they can "readily bite", if it is a water snake. Ramon, I leave snakes alone, as long as they leave me alone...

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[dorton]

Looks like a water snake.

 

[Ontharox]

It might be a milk snake, they are safe but i second on the shape of the head, if it makes an arrow kill it.

 

[GarnerFJ40]

I agree with Dorton, Brown Water Snake. After looking at a few pictures the colored bands don't connect like a copperhead's do...

 

[Ontharox]

May help

http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Nongame/snakes/profile_milk_snake.htm

 

[lt1fire]

An anaconda


Catch it and take it to a ranger

 

[alk747triodad]

It's not a milk snake. It has black squares on its back and a triangle head but a snub nose.

We have a floating dock for the wave runner and last year two of these were always under the cover. You would see a tail, or sometimes not, but they just swam away when you pull the cover off. I was hoping it wasn't a water moccasin or a copperhead.

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[Ontharox]

and the winner is Brown Water Snake.
http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/snakes/brownwatersnake.shtml

 

[Yukon LX]

100% a death adder or tiger snake.

 

[GarnerFJ40]

 

[Redneck92]

I would have just killed it, the only snakes I leave alone are black snakes, anything else will get the shovel.

 

[lt1fire]

I'm with Kenny, the only reason I would kill an animal is for food, or if I know it posses a serious threat to people.

 

[krzyabncanuck]

I had to start killing the snakes around here last year. They kept getting back in the chicken coup. And you know Robin is not going to get the eggs if a snake is in there.

 

[Redneck92]

We have 4 little dogs so I don't take the chance of a snake getting ahold of one of them. If they are far enough away from the house ill leave them be but I've killed a few in the house. Not the thing your expecting to find when you come home.

 

[dogdaysindurham]

Another good resource

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/venomousnake.htm

 

[dbenke]

Just FYI...most snake bites happen trying to kill a snake.
They usually only bite (strike) when they feel threatened or are protecting a nest.
I've got a couple of brown water snakes in my fish pond...Mine are only about 15 in long and about 1/2 in. around.