>>like i said i got to see part of it cause it was in the water and when i realized i ran....but it was rather large...about the size of a large cats head without the ears....it was in the wter and it was a blueish grey...that i saw it had no designs on it or anything...

Unfortunately, this description isn't enough to allow us to identify the animal. The bluish gray color could be due to the fact that the snake was getting ready to shed, or it could have been iridescence or the wet scales reflecting some sky color, or the snake could have actually been that color.

As for the size of a large cat's head....do you mean the diameter of the snake or the size of the coiled body, or the size of the head itself? Interestingly, the size of a snake seems to be directly proportional to the person's fear of snakes. If you were REALLY afraid, the the snake would look REALLY big.

Check a field guide or website covering your local reptiles. If you can't ID it, don't worry. It is more than likely non-venomous and as you observed in this case, you weren't in any danger because the snake didn't come after you or behave in any aggressive way. They never do.

So learn to identify the local venomous species (they aren't more than one or two) and enjoy your time outside. Think about how much time you've spent outside in your life and how many snakes you've seen. Now compare that to the number of lightning strikes you've seen. Lightning is a lot more dangerous than any snake and you are much more likely to get struck by lightning that bitten by a snake, yet we all calmly go outside, even when there are storms in the area. We understand the danger and behave accordingly.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

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