Originally Posted By: Bill D.
Originally Posted By: edit7279
Na, it was sunning up on the bank. Looked identical to this one.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7097/7049135693_2211718a7f.jpg


That looks a lot like the snake I had the scuffle with. What kind is it?


That is a copperhead, Bill.

Venomous but most healthy adults will recover without much effort. The very young, the very old, and the immune system compromised suffer most from copperhead bites.