cotton mouth?

[theothereric]

I got a good look at it, wish the picture was closer but that was as close as I was getting!! I did a little research and it has the markings and I would estimate it at between 4 and 5 feel long. Picture was taken at Buck pond in Westfield.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg58/theothereric/Mobile%20Uploads/downsized_0524010851.jpg

[JEEPSW1]

Hard to say, but from the pic i'd just say it was a large water snake. Some of them have similar markings to the cotton mouth, but the geographical range of the cottonmouth doesn't get much further northeast than Virginia.

So says Ranger AndyThumbsup

[bojango]

Hard to say, but from the pic i'd just say it was a large water snake. Some of them have similar markings to the cotton mouth, but the geographical range of the cottonmouth doesn't get much further northeast than Virginia.

So says Ranger AndyThumbsup


Agree1

[Toad]

I'm going to go with "cotton mouth". I was drinking last night.

[FishingNewEngland]

Hard to say, but from the pic i'd just say it was a large water snake. Some of them have similar markings to the cotton mouth, but the geographical range of the cottonmouth doesn't get much further northeast than Virginia.

So says Ranger AndyThumbsup

Agree1 Ditto!

[IMPACT]

Milk Snake? Seen them b4 and they can get aggresive!

[theothereric]

thank you Ranger Andy!!!

[JeffA]

i seen one JUST like that in the water at the Met, about that size too.

[flurbsmcgurgs]

ive seen that same snake there last year. from what i saw on it it looked like a raccer.

[Machine09]

we always called them red bellied water snakes, forge pond in granby is LOADED with them, aggressive but not venomous. been bitten many times trying to catch them.

[Skookums16]

aggressive but not venomous. been bitten many times trying to catch them.



hmmmm..........

[oconn]

Ive got tons of them at a pond I fish at. Their aggressive bastards but wont do much harm.

[swampyankee]

Good eatin'.....Grinning1 just kidding. I'm no authority but pretty sure no cottonmouths this far north.

[DaveGH]

Northern water snake, quite common. Sometimes they have some neat markings, other times just dark. No venomous snakes in Ma although there are rumors of a population of northern diamondback rattlesnakes in the Mt. Tom area.

[theothereric]

Its not a roomer, or at least in the early 90's it wasn't. They are one of the reasons they got rid of the Alpine slide.

[JEEPSW1]

I could take you to a couple rattler dens on mt tom, and some on takoa mtn. in russell. there are 2 posionous snakes in Ma, the timber rattler and the copperhead. generally found in the same environment, i know for a fact both of em are on Mt. Tom

[YOTE BUSTER]

Agree1 I would call it bait





Hard to say, but from the pic i'd just say it was a large water snake. Some of them have similar markings to the cotton mouth, but the geographical range of the cottonmouth doesn't get much further northeast than Virginia.

So says Ranger AndyThumbsup

[theothereric]

ranger Andy has spoken

[DaveGH]

Thanks Ranger, I'd heard that from a couple people when I lived in Easthampton but have never spoken to anyone that had seen one in person.
I didn't know or think there were copperheads in MA. That's wild that there's a pit viper in Mass.

[JEEPSW1]

some info on the copperhead in ma via masswildlife natural heritage program..they are an endangered species in MA, so therfore they are protected.

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/species_info/nhfacts/agkistrodon_contortix.pdf

[Fins n fur tv]

according to masnakes.com there are only timber rattlers and copper heads in mass

[DaveGH]

thanks for the info, pretty cool. Yes, "Timber" rattlers....

[Toad]

Pretty sure it's some kind of snake.

[theothereric]

thanks for clearing that up...

[Toad]

thanks for clearing that up...

Anytime you need expert advice,,,you got my phone number?

[JayW]

Puffer's Pond is loaded with snakes like that along the banks in the back. Mt. Tom def. has rattlers up there. I was hiking up there last year and came across about a 5' mutilated one up by the radio towers. Some idiots must have thought it was cool to kill it so they could take its rattler.