hi. i was surveying at racoon park pa. and at the end of the spillway a snake came out of the water with a fish it had by the tail at first then turned it around and jumped in when it seen me. the snake was around two to three ft. long. dark a thich body but what caught my eye was two small bands of white running across it's neck about three inches down it's neck.what type of water snake is it ? thanks
2006-08-13 13:18:10 · 8 answers · asked by survey 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
OK der. I see you live in PA. I missed that part.
There are many types of snakes that will hunt for food in the water.
ON this page are pics of the northern water snake
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/wtrsnake.html
Ok here is another great site, it is a state site that has a link on the left for snakes of your state.
http://sites.state.pa.us/Fish/factsnake.htm
2006-08-13 13:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by serpy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Northern Water snake. Bad temper if cornered, but totally harmless. I'm from Western Pa. too & I see them all the time fishing . There are no water moccasins in Pa.
2006-08-14 07:09:22 · answer #2 · answered by preacher55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely it is the Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)
2006-08-13 22:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by badger_n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry,I just think it is a plain water snake.The only up close water snake was when I was in the lazy river.But I do not know if it was a water snake.
2006-08-13 13:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by britt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had trouble finding pictures of snakes in your area, however this may be useful to you
http://pawild.net/pasurvey/species.php there is a picture of a watersnake, although it doesn't quite fit the description. I will keep looking
2006-08-13 13:36:25 · answer #5 · answered by kimberly b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a Kingsnake, although rarely seen in the Pennsylvania area. They have two white stripes across the top of their neck area. They are from chocolate brown to black in color.
2006-08-13 14:06:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
JUST A PLAIN OLD WATER SNAKE.
2006-08-13 13:21:15 · answer #7 · answered by Brenda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stay away from snake!
2006-08-13 13:27:04 · answer #8 · answered by marky 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋