Hi Jeff!,....yes, actually it could just as easily be A Northern as well, or even a Northern/Banded intergrade. In that area, there is pure forms of both, as well as intergrades. Same thing where I'm from,...so much different geneflow they can be almost any combination of either one from one area to the next..LOL!

In any case though, he now knows it's a harmless water snake, and nothing venomous. As you know, to many folks that would represent a definite cottonmouth, as they look very similar, especially when young.


take care, ~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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