That is just a common water snake it is more afraid of you than you are of it. The more people kill snakes when they come across them the higher the rodent and pest population will get. No matter how much you may fear or hat them just walk away and avoid them or relocate to a less populated area.


Oh and for the record poison is ingested where as venom is injected that's why snakes are venomous not poisonous.

I'm all for thowing bass back, but im honestly not sure i could throw one of those back. Any time i see a snake, i cant help but think; "If i leave it there, what if a small kid comes running through here, gets bit, and dies"


I know that snakes, even venemous ones, have an important role to play in the food chain/eco systems, but that thought always haunts me when i see one.

Being a biology teacher as soon as I saw it new it was a diamond back water snake (herpetology class in college also helped). Also has round eyes, copperheads and moccasins have diamond or cat like pupils. Worst with these if bitten is all the little teeth hurt (from experience), and maybe messed pants if you don't see the snake first.

i knew somebody would get technical.

I agree with everything you said, but my knowledge of snakes is miniscule(my fault, not the snakes, i know that). But that being the case, i'd hate to take the risk of letting one go. I fully realize that isn't a good thing to do, and its not the way to properly take care of my surroundings, but i can't help it.