Pretty little thing. What kind of snake was it?
This little guy was a baby Northern Water Snake.
I generally don't like to eliminate snakes. Most of the time I leave them alone, or I relocate them.
But, there are a few snakes I just don't like. One is the Northern Water Snake. When small, they are pretty. But, they are just plain nasty. They really get nasty when they get 4-5 feet long. When they hide their heads and tails, like they like to do in the garden, it is real hard to tell them from copperheads. They like to hide under bushes near the house, and they like to bite. They don't brush their teeth, and they harbor some real crud that sure causes nasty infections when they bite.
Worse than that, they like to play "stick", and then they sneak up and drink all your root beer.
Boys and girls take warning, if you go near the lake
Keep your eyes wide open, and look for sneaky snake
Now maybe you won't see him, maybe you won't hear
But he'll sneak up behind you, and drink all your root beer
And then sneaky snake goes dancin, wigglin and a-hissin
Sneaky snake goes dancin, gigglin and a-kissin
I dont like old sneaky snake; he laughs too much you see
When he goes wigglin through the grass, it tickles his underneath
Tom T. Hall
