Southern Water Snake by kbrog

Photography • Animals • posted on Jun 10, 2010

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Description

Lake Jackson (New camera) Crossing the parking lot at a boat ramp. It doesn’t say in the book if it’s venomous or not, but when I walked in front of it to get a picture of it coming at me. It turned and went back into the tall grass and shrubs it came out of. Hope you all enjoy and please zoom. Thanks for the comments.

Comments (27)

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J5ive

10:36AM | Thu, 10 June 2010

Cool shot!! were is he off 2!

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bmac62

10:39AM | Thu, 10 June 2010

These guys do move fast in the water...I'll bet he/she loves hot concrete too. Just read where most water snakes are harmless...but not all, so still very smart to avoid direct contact with them. Nothing new for me there...

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alessimarco

10:47AM | Thu, 10 June 2010

A creepy critter! Nice shot!

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dochtersions

11:08AM | Thu, 10 June 2010

Great shot, Kim. Looks a bit creepy!

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jendellas

11:11AM | Thu, 10 June 2010

Great pic, right place at the right time. Glad I don't come across them though!!!!

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jocko500

11:35AM | Thu, 10 June 2010

that not venomous . it good to keep them alive for they do kill small animals that is a pest to us. cool shot

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flora-crassella

11:44AM | Thu, 10 June 2010

where is the water? a "nice" snake! very cool shot!!!!

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helanker

12:12PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

What an awesome shot of this beautiful snake. SO well done. And your hands didnt even shake :-D

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lior

12:24PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

Incredible shot!

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Hendesse

12:36PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

Excellent and interesting shot. Great details!

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moochagoo

12:57PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

I dont like to meet them while hiking :)))

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jmb007

1:17PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

bonne photo!!

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kbrog

2:11PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

The snake was heading towards the water until I went around in front of it.

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aksirp

2:32PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

wow, big fat snake, think she was a)hungry or b)in the mood for a little sun:) you are pretty cool, thats why we can see now this great picture!!

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prutzworks

2:36PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

cool capture

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Miska7

2:40PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

Very nice capture. Snakes are very intersting, especially from a distance lol.

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danapommet

3:24PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

Fantastic capture of this snake. Not worth it to find out how aggressive they are. Like the pattern of the scales. Dana

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jayfar

3:31PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

Incredible shot Kim.

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Erestorfan

5:17PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

They look a lot like our Northern water snakes. I don't know if the southern ones are any friendlier, but the Northern ones can be very nasty. Not venomous, but can still deliver a good bite. Crikey they're naughty! LOL.

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npauling

8:25PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

Well it looks great in this capture but I wouldn't like to test if it is venomous or not.

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sharky_

9:43PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

I think this is as close as I want to get to a snake.... Nice capture. Aloha

MrsLubner

9:57PM | Thu, 10 June 2010

They aren't venomous but like boas and anaconda, their mouths are filled with bacteria and a bite will usually flair up with infection. They are not aggressive as a rule but they will bite if taunted. Sacramento has many of these in our wetlands. Great shot of this one. He might have made a nice hatband. LOL

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