I was thinking it was a diamond back water snake but Idk if we even have those here, anybody know what it is and if its venomous? I was fishing in a chair and looked down and the little guy was literally ON my shoe, I proceded to jump in the air like a fairy but managed to get this pic haha

Sorry its a bad picture...

If that was near my foot, it would be called a dead snake.

Two ways to tell if a snake is venomous. First and probably the safest way to tell is by the eyes are the solid or does it have a vertical slit in the center (like a cats eye) or if you flip him over near the bottom of his tail are the ridges in rear interlocking or solitary? Interlocking= keep your distance, solitary= he's cool let him go 

Yeah sure, I'll be flipping a snake over to determine if it's venomous or not

Copperhead?

Yeah sure, I'll be flipping a snake over to determine if it's venomous or not

 Being in the pest control industry, I dont find it as scary as some. 

If that was near my foot, it would be called a dead snake.

Trust me I would have killed it if I didn't kick it out into the pond when I spazzed out....

It is your garden variety brown water snake. Serves a purpose in the ecosystem and no threat to anyone. A copperhead has a heavier body, a thicker tail, and a bigger head with eyes that set it apart.

It's a copperhead. I see them all the time.

It's an anaconda. No doubt. See them all the time up here in Indiana.

Geez Fellas, it's a Cobra. I mean come on.....

It's an anaconda. No doubt. See them all the time up here in Indiana.

If it is not a brown water snake, it may be an anaconda-it is not a copperhead!

Well some say its a copperhead and some are saying brown water snake... I'll look into it, thanks guys

I've been around snakes a lot, never seen or heard of a brown water snake. The snake in the picture look identical to a copperhead though. It has the same colors, same pattern, it's about the average length of a copperhead, etc.

Nightcrawler on steroids

I have killed Copperheads, 4 foot and big around as a soda can.... They Do get Large. I can't discern the photo on my phone well... I simply can say that Coppers can be quite large... Water mocs in Fl. Biggest meanest snake I ever dealt with... Also Got Timber Rattlers in the Osceola we killed a 6' ... Going fishing... Pigmy rattlers in some sandy areas... Snakes of all kinds down South... My Dad had a photo of a 8' Timber Rattlesnake killed on Black mountain hanging from a baseball back stop I could not believe the girth of that snake... That was 1938...east Kentucky.. Harlan...

I think that snake, if a water snake, got kicked into the water, would very Likely, have Bolted, Quick.... I believe a copper would be less likely to Flee so quick.... I have never seen a copper in the water... But d**n they love to live around water. Lakes in hollows, hills as steep as a cows face...

I Hate Snakes...

It's a copper head. They are venomous but not usually lethal. If bit go to the DR, unless your a kid or a senior you will be fine after treatment. Watch out for cotton mouths though. They are deadly and look signaled to a copper head. They have a white mouth inside and are brackish green with a pattern of brown on the outside. Also called water moccasins.

Actually I think that on a copperhead the dark areas are widest at the ribs and narrow at the top of the spine. The opposite of the markings of the snake in the pic.

Copperheads, and most venomous snakes for that matter, have very triangular shaped heads, which that snake does not.

I have seen mocs down here in Florida, they scare the crap out of me.  One of the contributing factors to my limited amount of time spent freshwater fishing is snakes.

Its definitely not a copperhead after comparing pictures like bluebasser posted, I'd have yo put my money on brown water snake.

It's a water snake.  Sometimes when you have a boat beached on the shore they will crawl under it.  A real wake up call in the morning when you push the boat back out into the water.

Ask our local game commission people and they can give you the correct answer.

 

Once again, I remind everyone what my uncle told me when growing up in south Louisiana: A snake and a leaky rubber have one thing in common.  You don't ******** with either.

 

A word to the wise.

Two ways to tell if a snake is venomous. First and probably the safest way to tell is by the eyes are the solid or does it have a vertical slit in the center (like a cats eye) or if you flip him over near the bottom of his tail are the ridges in rear interlocking or solitary? Interlocking= keep your distance, solitary= he's cool let him go 

only partly true. Vipers have the vertical pupils, however other venomous snakes like the coral snakes, cobras, etc. have a round pupil. Vertical pupils are usually more of an indication if the snake nocturnal, as there are boas with the same type vertical of pupils. A better indication and one that involves far less closeness to the snake is the head shape. Because the the large venom glands it is typical for the venomous vipers to have a triangle and the colubrids have a rounded head that is almost molded with their body. Or the simplest and best rule since it is a wild snake is the "stay the **** away rule", I live by that one myself.

 

It looks like a brown water snake

Yeah sure, I'll be flipping a snake over to determine if it's venomous or not

L. O. L.