Leave it alone. Water snakes are notorious for their nasty temperaments and shouldn't be taken from the wild for that reason and many more pretaining to the ecosystem and natural balance within it. If you do see a water snake, or any kind of animal in the wild then just leave it alone.
yes it is possible
The Northern Water snake - is a NON-venomous species... However - they do bear a striking resemblance to the Water Moccasin - which IS venomous.
it slithers in the water and gets some
cow farts
At least these snakes are confirmed to be present - Northern Copperhead Timber Rattlesnake Black Racer Northern Ringneck Snake Eastern Milk Snake Northern Water Snake Eastern Rat Snake source - paherp.org
The only thing even close to eating a Northern Copper Belly Water Snake is the great egret. Not the Eagle, sometimes people mistake the Northern Copper Belly Water Snake for the eagle because they act the same but look just a little bit different.
Numerous water reptiles live in Australia. They include:Saltwater (Estuarine) crocodileFreshwater crocodileEastern water dragonsSea snake e.g. Northern mangrove sea snake, Olive sea snake, etcEastern water skinkMarine turtle - various species
Eastern Racer, Ringneck Snake, Brown Snake, Common Garter Snake, Smooth Green Snake, Timber Rattlesnake, Northern Water Snake, Milk Snake, Redbelly Snake, and Eastern Ribbon Snake to name a few. There are no poisonous snakes in Maine. The last sighting of a Timber Rattlesnake was 1901
I believe you are talking about the Northern Ring snake.
that's a northern ringneck snake
The freshwater snake or Keelback lives in northern Australia. It can grow to 75 cm. It is not poisonous.http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Reptiles/Snakes/Common+and+dangerous+species/Freshwater+Snake+Keelback+Snake#.WG8vE5Jiai4
You're probably thinking about the Eastern Hognose Snake(s) which are common in Maryland along with other dangerous snakes. However this one is not venomous.CommonBlack Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta)Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos)Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula)Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus)Eastern Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus)Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor)Northern Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi dekayi)Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen)Northern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsi)Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis vernalis)Southern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus punctatus)UncommonCoastal Plain Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides X triangulum)Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata guttata)Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata)Northern Red Belly Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata)Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata)Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae valeriae)Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix)Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus)RareNorthern Scarlet Snake (cemophora coccinea copei)Redbelly Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster)EndangeredMountain Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae pulchra)Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma)HistoricalNorthern Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus)If you are experiencing a problem with snakes or other "problem animals"and you don't know what to do, call the Nuisance Animal Hotline at 1-877-463-6497.