{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Constitution Gardens

I'd guess some Nerodia species is most likely on the snake(s) you saw.  In MO the most common was N. sipedon, but I don't know what species is most common around here.  All basically fill the same niche.  

Harmless, but very prone to biting and musking if grasped at some point along the body.  Oddly, the ones I've kept in the lab would feed immediately after biting/musking, so they don't seem to be too stressed about it -- it's just an innate reaction to be grabbed....probably developed in response to avian predators.  

Gene

On Sunday, June 23, 2013 10:51:47 PM UTC-4, Texican wrote:

Hit Constitution Gardens today to change things up Sunday.  After the rain, the water was cloudy so sight casting was out of the question.  Caught this guy up against the wall at the far East end of the pond.  A nice surprise after being skunked at GP on Saturday.  About 13 inches and as always, fun!

 

BTW, I've seen a couple of brown and I think white snakes in the water both at 4MR and GP recently.  The one at GP was in the seam near the outflow and didn't seem particularly scared.  Anyone have a clue what these might be and generally what one might encounter at these places.  Considering that's two snakes in two weekends, I'm guessing I'll see more and just being cautious. Oh, and I saw either three snakeheads or the same snakehead three times surfacing at GP against the wall about 1 hr after high tide.  One of these days.....

 

tight lines - John

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