Northern Water Snakes are on Mrs. Gallus' list of vermin I'm supposed to get medieval with, for the reasons Cat gave..
Our snakes are much more civilized. They run like crazy as soon as they detect humans.
We have a diamondback watersnake that has an astonished look. When you scare it, it swims out a few feet, stops, and gives you this comical stare. Swims a few more feet out, repeats.
When the browns move in, we'll have to thin them out. They can really make pests of themselves. They're not scary or dangerous, just too numerous, and they get pretty big.
