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Looks like a Rattleheaded Copper Moccasin 

[Dadsguns]

Looks like a Rattleheaded Copper Moccasin 

 

[gyrene81]

I have seen alot of snakes in my life but never one do that myself, the old wise tale of snakes biting underwater just went out the window too!  

Not sure what it is though, looks alot like a Canebrake/Timber Rattler.  Not so sure about it being a copperhead.

Twizzty, I notice your from Florida, did you see this snake in Florida? If so, the one you seen looks similar to the species that is from Florida and it would be a Canebrake.

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I kinda thought it was something else too at first, like a cotton mouth, but look closely at the markings.



Copperhead


Cottonmouth


Canebrake



Obviously the shape of the head suggests a viper of some sort. Compare the body markings and the thickness at the neck.

[Twizzty]

Twizzty, I notice your from Florida, did you see this snake in Florida? If so, the one you seen looks similar to the species that is from Florida and it would be a Canebrake.

Actually it was on a trip to NC, Lake Lure to be exact. We ride in NC a couple of times a year and we fish whenever the weather/traffic gets bad. On almost every trip since we've make it back to that bank and tossed in a line. You never know...

...and definitely no rattle, pointy tail for sure.

[Dadsguns]

This is interesting.
I think we are both wrong, I am surprised to find something out about a snake that I have never seen before, but its called a Northern Water snake.  In your pic the snake looks too long and not having the inverted "Y" colors to be a copperhead, I searched NC fish eating snakes and this is what came up.

Similar but trying to find another good pic.


Bad day to be a Cat.....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliealicea/3579771081/

Best one I could find.....


This snake sure looks mean, cant say that I ever seen a snake eat a Catfish like that, you would think the cats fins would stick him going down his throat.  Either way, I wont mess with it.  Thanks for the pics.

[boxboy28]

I live 9 miles down the road from Lake Lure on Lake Adger.  My guess is thats your basic water snake around here!  that one does look a little big but its hard to tell size and preportions.  I'll have to show that my my game warden buddy and see what he thinks it is.

[gyrene81]

This is interesting.
I think we are both wrong, I am surprised to find something out about a snake that I have never seen before, but its called a Northern Water snake.  In your pic the snake looks too long and not having the inverted "Y" colors to be a copperhead, I searched NC fish eating snakes and this is what came up.

Similar but trying to find another good pic.
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Bad day to be a Cat.....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliealicea/3579771081/

Best one I could find.....
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This snake sure looks mean, cant say that I ever seen a snake eat a Catfish like that, you would think the cats fins would stick him going down his throat.  Either way, I wont mess with it.  Thanks for the pics.

Wow, I believe you are correct Dads...never seen that snake before and I probably would have killed it thinking it was a copper head. Nice find.

[Dadsguns]

Wow, I believe you are correct Dads...never seen that snake before and I probably would have killed it thinking it was a copper head. Nice find.

Yeah no kidding, I showed some guys at work some pics and the first thing they thought as well was a Copper Head. 
They are so similar in color and pattern that I don't think I would be able to spend the few seconds it would take during my sheer terror tantrum to identify it before I killed it.

[Dragon]

  I'll have to show that to my gay warden buddy and see what he thinks.

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You take pictures of "snakes" to him on a regular basis?

[AAJagerX]

Now that I have never seen before...just judging from the markings and the coloration on its head that snake is a copperhead. Never heard of one killing a fish before...frogs and such yes.

Yeah, prolly a copperhead.  Had a few run-ins with those before, but I never knew they liked sushi.  Looking at the head, I don't think it's a water snake.  It's got a wider head and thinner "neck" like the copper.  I've never seen a NWS up close before to really compare though...  Cool pics!

AAJagerX

[uptown]

I've never seen a Copperhead or Rattler go underwater like that. Vipers will bite their prey and wait for then to die before going after them. I think it's a water snake.

[AAJagerX]

It very well could be, The jaw line looks like a venomous snake though.   NWS aren't venomous, so that's why I ruled that one out.  Also, copperheads can swim remarkably well, and can constrict to kill prey (after they bite it that is).