Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - Snake Identification

What type of snake is the attached? Picture taken in one of my ponds where a lot of kids kayak, play, etc. South central Illinois. Nephew saw several. Biggest was about three feet long and fairly thick. Most this coloration. Two darker. Pulled up list of snakes in Illinois and didn't see one that looked like this. Snakes weren't aggressive; but not very timid either...

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I got really hot clearing some brush this weekend, so I jumped in the pond for a swim. When I came to the other shore, a pretty big head of a Copperheaded Rattlemocassin popped out of the water about 5 ft away from me. Now I know that it was a Copperheaded Rattlemocassin, because as my friend tells me that that is the name of any snake that scares the heck out of you. Apparently, they come in variety of colors, shapes and sizes.

Normally, my yellow lab swims circles around me, when I go for a swim. This time he didn't stand a chance, as I was hightailing it out of there so fast that I must have hydroplained.

[ October 18, 2004, 03:10 PM: Message edited by: Ed Richter ]