We've got cotton mouths--lots of them. I grew up withthem, and on any givenwarm day I believe I could find several if I wanted. I've seen them as big as some men's leg, but it's rare for one to get over 4' long.

Again, it's hard to tell from the picture, but it looks to have a yellow belly. Unless I opened it's mouth and saw fangs, I'd identify it as a type of water snake. My cousin married into a family that dealt in snakes for a living, and her husband--who grew up catching and handling snakes--couldn't tell the difference between them from the back--the yellow belly, and size (that one is much more slender than the average cottonmouth, especially one that long), is a giveaway.Some of the watersnakes even have thecotton white mouth.At least one type water snake (one that has a yellow belly--forget the propername) has a lot in common with the water moccasin--bothare VERY aggressive, especially during mating season; both stink to high heaven when irratated; and both will bite without warning. The water snake is just non-venomous. I've killed water snakes that were over 5' long--scare you just as much as a cotton mouth if you almost step on it before you see it.

We've also got copperheads, several different rattlesnakes, hog-nose, garters, racers, vine, grass, rat, king, etc. snakes. Like I said, I used to catch them, and it pays to know a little bit about them when you do that. Wanted to be a herpetologist when I grew up--just never grew up I guess.

Chad