Look what I found/almost stepped on today

[Sledgod2]

Found this beauty on the shore of a lake I was detecting near. I was doing a pass toward the water and for some reason looked up and VIOLA there it was in all it's glory! It took off in the water soon after I took this pic... didn't find much else but newer pennies so at least the day was somewhat interesting.

 

[worldtalker]

Dude,THAT is a strange snake,the head looks like a boa or python,doesn't look like a water snake in that pic,just what I see any way. GodBless Chris

 

[WVPapaw]

Found this beauty on the shore of a lake I was detecting near. I was doing a pass toward the water and for some reason looked up and VIOLA there it was in all it's glory! It took off in the water soon after I took this pic... didn't find much else but newer pennies so at least the day was somewhat interesting.

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Don't believe you have cotton mouths that far north but eyes look elliptical which normally means pit viper. I would guess water snake but I don't know snakes very well. It looks pretty big though.

 

[songdog]

That sure does appear to be a cottonmouth to me!
Triangular shaped head.
Line running from it's eye.
Thick body.
And the color is right.

 

[RotZorn]

By the size and color, looks like a female cottonmouth.

 

[WVPapaw]

That sure does appear to be a cottonmouth to me!
Triangular shaped head.
Line running from it's eye.
Thick body.
And the color is right.

I thought head looked triangular too. I sure wouldn't bet my monthly pension on it not being a cotton mouth.

 

[tannerhatley]

Strange indeed since WI doesn't have many snakes at all unless you go more west toward the Mississippi River. But I agree with the consensus that it is a cottonmouth or water moccasin.

 

[Sapper724]

Where is this at? In WI?!

 

[Treasureman25]

Ugh..I hate snakes..they give me the willies!

 

[Sledgod2]

Yes it is in Wisconsin. Sparta to be more exact which is about twenty miles from the Mississippi. I know next to nothing about snakes but it swam out about two feet and eyed me up for awhile. I would estimate it was approx five feet in length all the same color. I have another pic from a different viewpoint I'll try tomorrow

 

[old digger]

Looks like a Northern Water Snake.

 

[ClodChopper]

Looks like a water snake.

 

[Sledgod2]

Looks like a Northern Water Snake.


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Ding Ding Ding! I think that is it. I googled it and it acted and looked like one.

A daughter of a friend of mine was disappointing I didn't capture it so she could have it as a pet. Yeah, no thanks, live and let live as far as I'm concerned.

 

[worldtalker]

Ding Ding Ding! I think that is it. I googled it and it acted and looked like one.

A daughter of a friend of mine was disappointing I didn't capture it so she could have it as a pet. Yeah, no thanks, live and let live as far as I'm concerned.

They can be pretty aggressive!

 

[firemac]

Yeah, capture it with a shotgun!

 

[songdog]

That second pic sure does not look like the snake in pic #1.
The 2nd pic is, for sure, a water snake.
But pic #1 sure looks like a cottonmouth!

 

[gunsil]

Strange indeed since WI doesn't have many snakes at all unless you go more west toward the Mississippi River. But I agree with the consensus that it is a cottonmouth or water moccasin.

NO cottonmouths north of the Mason-Dixon line. It is a harmless water snake, no venom. Like most of the northern water snakes they are a little aggressive and don't make good pets. Better to leave wild snakes in their natural habitat anyways.

 

[lookindown]

I enlarged the pic and his head isn't as triangular as it looks...I thought it looked like a cottonmouth at first.

 

[Sledgod2]

I talked to a local snake enthusiast and he said it was a Prairie Bull snake. He's actually seen this particular snake a few times as he mows the lawn where I saw it. Whatever... it was cool nonetheless.

 

[elijahhenry10]

NO cottonmouths north of the Mason-Dixon line. It is a harmless water snake, no venom. Like most of the northern water snakes they are a little aggressive and don't make good pets. Better to leave wild snakes in their natural habitat anyways.

I would argue that. Maybe not far past the Mason-Dixon Line, but we have them here, 20 miles north of it.