This one's for you, Mom

Here's a photo of the snake I nearly stepped on on the way to the boat. I made the photo nice and large so you could see it really well.

(Oh, I am sooooo going to hell.)

You'll have to whistle the Hinterland Who's Who intro music now...

"Commonly seen along lakeshores and ponds, Northern Water Snakes spend their time near or in the water because that is where their food lives- fish and frogs! By eating diseased fish, which are easier to catch, they help to keep fish populations healthy. These snakes are large bodied with a blotched back, which fades to plain black or brown in some adults. They will bite if restrained or otherwise threatened in the wild, but they are not dangerous in any way. Water snakes are a protected species though not considered to be ‘at risk.’ They are found throughout southern Ontario, sometimes as far north as Sudbury."