WHAT IS THIS?

[bigg09]

i WAS AT AN OCEANFRONT HOUSE YESTERDAY IN DUCK,NC. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VENOMOUS SNAKE EXCEPT OVER BY THE SOUND HERE. IS THIS A COTTONMOUTH OR A COPPERHEAD. I CAN'T FIND A DISTINCTIVE PICTURE ONLINE OF ONE LIKE IT. I GUESS I NEED TO LOOK AROUND A LITTLE BETTER WHEN MEASURING HOUSES!!!
THANKS CASEY

[austin ensor]

dosent matter what kind....now is the time to either get the .410 or the lawn mower!!!!

[Honey Hole]

Casey - Looks like a copperhead to me... close enough to kill it anyway. Dang, that dude's out early warming up in the sunshine.

[gottaflylee]

With out seeing to head and eyes better I think it is a water snake but is hard to tell in that picture. The head does not look right for a Copperhead in this picture but I could be wrong. How agressive was it?

Little bigger picture...

[bestonearth]

it's an eastern hognose snake and they are not poisonous. Have seen a few of them around where i live in southeastern VA.

[frankypettolina]

Although it is a bit on the small size for me, if I encountered that creature it would be a BELT!!!

[dman25]

That's the best little critter there is to keep mice and rats away. I say leave'em alone and let it do it's thing.

[Squidnation]

Looks like a hog nose to me. Very helpful snakes that eridicate mice, moles and other little mammals.

[Old Glory]

Image of Hognose looks like the same markings.

[bigg09]

THANKS, THATS WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS. BUT I WAS NOT SURE. HE WAS NOT TOO AGRESSIVE EVEN THOUGH I PESTERED HIM AND TRIED TO PROVOKE HIM A LITTLE. I DON'T LIKE TO KILL SNAKES, BUT I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON TEHM EITHER. I WAS TRYING TO GET HIM OFF THE DRIVEWAY I WAS ON. HE DID PUFF UP A LITTLE AND HAD A DIAMOND HEAD SO I WASN'T GETTING TOO CLOSE.
THANKS
CASEY