RETURN OF THE LEGLESS YARD BUDDIES!

[indianasmith]

Found this guy in my yard yesterday, as I was hitching up my boat, the Water Turkey, to go to the lake.





He's a banded watersnake, a common variety that is often mistaken for the poisonous cottonmouth.

[lester1/2jr]

oh man we see those up by the pond and are always terrified of them.  do they bite?

[indianasmith]

They are not venomous, but will lay a pretty good chomp on you in self defense if you're not careful trying to catch them.

[Raffine]

He's a banded watersnake, a common variety that is often mistaken for the poisonous cottonmouth.

Funny you should mention that.

When I first saw your photo I thought "HOLY JUMPIN' CHRISTMAS! DOES INDIANA REALIZE HE'S HOLDING A COTTONMOUTH - BY THE TAIL?!?"



Word to the wise: it's best not to hold a poisonous snake if that situation can be avoided, and most particularly not by the tail.