Fishing Q&A
Question about Pennsylvania snakes?
I was out fly fishing with my boyfriend today in Bellefonte, PA. I was standing pretty close to the shore, probably about to my knees, without proper gear or even boots and a snake floated right past me and touched my leg. I wanted to know what kind of snakes are found like that in water here. It was about 2 ft long probably and it was curled around into a sort of semi circle. It had reddish brown and tan blotchy stripes going across the body, not lengthwise. I wish I had gotten a better look at it, but I have a debilitating phobia of snakes and completely panicked. I'm fairly sure it wasn't poisonous, and from what I've read, I think it might have been a Northern water snake. If anyone has any knowledge on this subject, please let me know! I'd like to know if it was a brush with death or a stupid ditzy girl screaming in a river for no real reason.
Public Comments
- omg! I faint even if I see a picture of a snake lol
- it was just a water snake, did you catch anything? I live in Florida, you know the fishing capital of the world, but I have been skunked the last two times out. I blame the drought (can't be me). We have things that swim in the water like alligators and water moccasins
- Well, curled around into some sort of semi circle, and floating by-it was probably a piece of trash.
- It was most likely a Northern Water Snake, like you said. I make regular contact with them and being surprised by one can still send me running shrieking to shore, so don't feel too silly. :)
- It was a northern water snake. People around here( York P.A.) often kill them mistaking them for copperheads.They are harmless but will bite if you try to pick them up. I'm glad you didn't kill it.
