warning to all fishing floyds fork

[Duayne]

I think water snakes can have a larger head. The head is more flat and does not have the pits. It also can narrow more slowly back down to the body, where a pit's head will narrow quickly, but a water snake's head still can be larger. Of course there is the eyes and I was close enough to see these weren't round.

I readily admit I couldn't make a positive id based on the young I saw other than they were pits. The rest is based on habitat, which isn't the best indicator for certain. Knowing they were pits was enough for me, regardless of species. LOL

In doing a little research, copperheads can sometimes be found around water so that is a possibility. In the rocks, makes a little less sense, but what does these days?

[bplgocards]

If anyone wants a definitive answer as to whether the snake was poisonous or not, someone go catch one and look at the bottom on the tail ---- 1 row of scales = venomous, 2 rows of scales = nonvenomous. Who is feeling adventurous? :P

[Duayne]

Well, I haven't been back so that should tell you how adventurous I feel about it. LMAO