Wow!,...normally this would be very easy, but that is one fuzzy, washed-out photo!. I needed a magnifying glass to see if I could see it any better(especially the head) to no real avail.

My best guess is a juvenile Midland Water Snake(Nerodia sipedon pleuralis), or possibly a Banded Water Snake(Nerodia fasciata). In any case, I can say the snake is absolutely harmless, that much I can make out on the patterning, so please don't harm the poor little dude.

What state and county was it capture in?

Here is one that looks very similar


~Doug

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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

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