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found in north ga, around baseball fields, wasnt around any water! its about 5 to 6 inches long....

Well id have to say... Judging by the way the tail slightly curves towards its right eye.. And since it has has 2 dorsal scales.. that it is a... well i dont want to get ahead of myself.. it could be either a snazzle cat tailed viper... Or... maybe.. a red yellow red rat eyed snake. Thats just my guess tho.. and i say red yellow red rat eyed because of the distinctive word RED on its back.. and YELLOW on its belly.. I THINK ... the pictures are a little fuzzy .. and its late here.

YOu can learn a lot from the way it moves.. does it move sideways? if so its probably a straffing black nurse snake

if it walks on 2 tails.. its probably a bipeded headed snake

thats my suggestions
hope it helps

well, u dont sound like a real expert, so i think ill ignore you, but anyone else out there that can help ill really appreciate it, thanks

Dang! Take the gauze bandage off the camera lens, please. That looks like some variety of watersnake to me. A clearer photo will allow us to say for sure which variety. Also, a pic of the snake's underside would be a plus.

~~Greg~~

Need a better photo to ID the species.

Looks like a northern water snake to me. Nerodia sipedon

hey, i read they dont have to be found around water, is this true..?? cuz this one was nowhere around water! and also it looks very young , are water snakes born in spring?? or is it still that small from born last fall...its only 5 inches

thanks