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water snake2007-11-24 2:02:56

hi. i was surveying at racoon park pa. and at the end of the spillway a snake came out of the water with a fish it had by the tail at first then turned it around and jumped in when it seen me. the snake was around two to three ft. long. dark a thich body but what caught my eye was two small bands of white running across it's neck about three inches down it's neck.what type of water snake is it ? thanks

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OK der. I see you live in PA. I missed that part.

There are many types of snakes that will hunt for food in the water.

ON this page are pics of the northern water snake

http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.ri.

Ok here is another great site, it is a state site that has a link on the left for snakes of your state.

http://sites.state.pa.us/fish/factsnake..

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JUST A PLAIN OLD WATER SNAKE.

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Sorry,I just think it is a plain water snake.The only up close water snake was when I was in the lazy river.But I do not know if it was a water snake.

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stay away from snake!

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I had trouble finding pictures of snakes in your area, however this may be useful to you

http://pawild.net/pasurvey/species.php. there is a picture of a watersnake, although it doesn't quite fit the description. I will keep looking

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It sounds like a Kingsnake, although rarely seen in the Pennsylvania area. They have two white stripes across the top of their neck area. They are from chocolate brown to black in color.

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Most likely it is the Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)

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Northern Water snake. Bad temper if cornered, but totally harmless. I'm from Western Pa. too & I see them all the time fishing . There are no water moccasins in Pa.