Freaking stowaway!!
- Thread starter Waternut
- Start date
the WaTeRhAwK
fryin' up a/m electrics..
- Location
- okc
I don't see anything but darkness with a yellow circle around it. what is there?
Powerhouse
okay
- Location
- Florida
It looks like some type of striped snake...
- Location
- Raleigh NC\Lake Jordan
water mocason?
- Location
- Houston/Hell Paso
Its probably a cottonmouth. It has the same markings as one no doubt. They are poisonous but dont really bite unless they are provoked or stepped on. Thats why its important to check when you are grabbing the sides of a dock around the water line. If you see one swimming, it is usually trying to get away or move away from people. This little guy found a nice little spot in your prop housing haha. Just turn the ski on, he will move or become fish chum.
- Location
- Hokesbluff,al
i would have probally shat my britches and then had a heart attack. the only good snake is a dead one
Captain PegLeg
GJP
- Location
- Villa Rica, Ga
I DO NOT mix with snakes....... I would have had to change my britches.
NVJAY775
My home away from home.
- Location
- Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
I'm not a big fan of snakes either. Rattlesnakes around here are pretty mellow, but still freak me out. I'm a big wuss.
Fro Diesel
creative control
- Location
- Kzoo
haha you guys said britches
You ain't from around here are you,boy.......LOL
Fro Diesel
creative control
- Location
- Kzoo
no i certainly am not
- Location
- College Station
scary chit! im going to make a habbit of always checking for snakes now. lol in texas everythings bigger
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showmepro1200
ISJWTA Member #007
- Location
- Jefferson City, Missouri
I had a similar situation last summer at the Lake of the Ozarks - luckily I happened to notice the tail of the snake as he was finishing going into the pump on my RN while it was sitting near the waters edge on a stand - he must have wanted the warmth of the freshly ridden machine. I swear to you, I tried to rock the boat and make him come out on his own, but in the end I did what I had to do, I started it up (me standing at the front of course). He came out in pieces, and then a big section of him got lodged in the impellor area. It took a little while but I finally blew the rest of him out the pump and I then could go riding.
I don't like snakes. And I really wouldn't have liked getting bit in the stomach (or lower?) area had I not noticed him in the pump when I went to ride.
I don't like snakes. And I really wouldn't have liked getting bit in the stomach (or lower?) area had I not noticed him in the pump when I went to ride.
dragginblazer
Do Good Jetski Crew
- Location
- North Richland Hills, TX
The last one we killed liked to sun bathe on our dock and hide inside the hollow tubes that support our pontoon boat. I almost shat bricks when I stepped off the boat about a foot from it sunbathing one day. It took me and 2 friends about an hour to get this sucker out of the boat lift tube and sliced with a machete. This was the 2nd one this size this year so far. Does anyone know what type of snake this is?
^this guy with the sweeeeet tribal band is 5'1" lol
^this guy with the sweeeeet tribal band is 5'1" lol
Looks like a texas rat snake. Did a quick search and a little research on them. Apparently they're really aggresive but not poisonous and can barely even break the skin if they bite you. Obviously from the name, these snakes feed primarily on rats and mice. They can grow to over 6' though.
Shifty
- SuperJet Thursday -
- Location
- Austin Texas - Lake LBJ
I would say its a Diamondback Water Snake which is non-venomous. We have them all over up here. I will try to get some pictures of a few I have taken care of here. You can look at the snakes eyes to determine if its venomous. In North America atleast, snakes with diamond shaped pupils (like a cat) are poisonous. Snakes with round pupils are non-venomous.
I leave my ski at the waters edge on the ramp. I think I will start checking from now on.
I leave my ski at the waters edge on the ramp. I think I will start checking from now on.
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Diamond backs don't get as long as the one dragginblazer posted. They have a very similar pattern to the skin but the colors are inverted.
Either way I F-ing HATE snakes! The real point is getting across though. Take a quick look before launching the ski with the pump at crotch level.
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- SuperJet Thursday -
- Location
- Austin Texas - Lake LBJ
I'm no snake expert but we have alot of them around here. Its hard to ID them, but Texas Rat Snakes have splotches along their side where these have a clear diamond pattern along the spine.
These pictures are from a few years back (notice the sea-turd:thumbsdown
, we also found a "nest" of them in out neighbors boatslip.
The HUGE one that was on the deck got zapped with a 22LR
The other one eating the catfish got away.
These pictures are from a few years back (notice the sea-turd:thumbsdown
, we also found a "nest" of them in out neighbors boatslip.The HUGE one that was on the deck got zapped with a 22LR
The other one eating the catfish got away.
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Brown water snake . We have one at our place . I just shoo him off the dock, or sit down when we are out . it's no danger no problem . I have seen him eat a few cat fish thats cool enough for me to keep him around. We are a semi snake friendly family .
In the picture below My wife was the one behind the camera. My son kept getting in the snakes face I mean inches . I wish I had a video . she told him " if that snake bites you in the face don't come crying to me " . Long and short if they are not poisonous don't kill them . He is just doing his job.
Miscellaneous: Like most other watersnakes, brown watersnakes are often mistakenly identified as cottonmouths and killed. When captured, these snakes, like other watersnakes, will bite repeatedly and emit a nasty smelling musk from their anal glands. Female brown watersnakes grow longer and much heavier than males. Although nonvenomous, the bite of a large, female brown watersnake can be quite painful.
In the picture below My wife was the one behind the camera. My son kept getting in the snakes face I mean inches . I wish I had a video . she told him " if that snake bites you in the face don't come crying to me " . Long and short if they are not poisonous don't kill them . He is just doing his job.
Miscellaneous: Like most other watersnakes, brown watersnakes are often mistakenly identified as cottonmouths and killed. When captured, these snakes, like other watersnakes, will bite repeatedly and emit a nasty smelling musk from their anal glands. Female brown watersnakes grow longer and much heavier than males. Although nonvenomous, the bite of a large, female brown watersnake can be quite painful.
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