S N A K E !!!!!

  • zoomer
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 313
    May 5, 2009 at 9:54 pm #1228450

    Met this guy mid stream this morning. He thought he was going to jump on board and take a breather. I am glad my motor was qiucker than his. Any ideas on what kind of snake this was. It was yellow and black.
    Zoomer

    walleyehunter2
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 56
    May 5, 2009 at 10:01 pm #774153

    I saw one just like that at the Kinni on Saturday. Yellow and black just like yours. Don’t know what kind.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13310
    May 5, 2009 at 10:03 pm #774155

    That looks like the Sneaky Snake.

    Tom Sawvell
    Inactive
    Posts: 9559
    May 5, 2009 at 10:21 pm #774160

    Maybe a bull snake. They don’t mind water at all.

    joshbjork
    Center of Iowa
    Posts: 727
    May 5, 2009 at 11:27 pm #774176

    I was thinking the same thing as brian. There is a lake here that is infested with the water snakes and if you don’t know what they are, they scare the crap out of people like me. They do this sneaky thing where they swim right up underneath you when you’re fishing and suddenly you catch this slithering beast right under your feet and you crap your pants. Most of the yokels think they are cottonmouths. It’s a good thing for the snakes. They get left alone.

    There are some cool pictures on this page. LINK

    A lot of the ones I see are colorful and about 2′ long but don’t have much girth to them. They get angry if you try to displace them with the end of a fishing pole.

    wkw
    Posts: 730
    May 5, 2009 at 11:56 pm #774183

    No, Brian. It’s not a one-eyed trouser snake!

    DrewH
    s/w WI.
    Posts: 1404
    May 6, 2009 at 12:44 am #774197

    Quote:

    No, Brian. It’s not a one-eyed trouser snake!

    Is that snake related to the mammal known as the trouser mouse with the turtle neck sweater?

    a1a
    Posts: 471
    May 6, 2009 at 2:24 am #774230

    Northern Water Snake is correct and they have been known to climb up anchor ropes…….NO LIE!

    E Ashwell
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 423
    May 6, 2009 at 2:39 am #774235

    Whats with the snakes on this site lately? I hate those things. If I had one climb up on my boat, I would pass out.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    May 6, 2009 at 3:22 am #774259

    Quote:

    they have been known to climb up anchor ropes…

    Great, not only do I have to worry about the transom…now the front of the boat too.

    zoomer
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 313
    May 7, 2009 at 12:34 am #774558

    Brian,
    Thanks for the link it did say that they are active at night. It also mentioned they have a preference for small bullheads and cut bait I had a hard time getting close to it in daylight I can only imagine sitting in a boat at midnight and not seeing it coming.
    Zoomer

    mudlizard
    st. marys pt. MN
    Posts: 117
    May 7, 2009 at 1:35 pm #774708

    Someone on pool 4 had a snake in their boat, my son saw them get it out of the boat, and I herd them talking about a snake, wonder if it was the same kind.

    wade
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1737
    May 7, 2009 at 3:18 pm #774761

    Looks like the cut bait is coming to you BK!

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