swimming pond invader

[txdon]

I saw this in the pond. It is about 2 feet long. I couldn't tell if it was a snake or a turtle so I snapped a shot before it disappeared underwater. Now looking at the picture I still don't know. What is it???? A snake that ate a turtle? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[DocHeb]

Water refraction distorting the size of the middle of a snake just trying to get from here to there.

 

[heehaw]

a turtle..
heehaw

 

[roho]

/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gifoh in my professional opinion(like I ever had one) huh, I'd say U got u'r self a solf shell turtle maybe a trionyx muticus/ I haven't the slittest idear of what I 'm sayin! Just looks like a solf shell trutle!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[JayC]

Looks like a turtle to me. Or maybe it is a baby Nessie. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[DannyD]

The long neck may be fooling us into first thinking snake, but in reality turtles can reach a good ways back with their LONG neck. My guess is turtle also.

 

[YanmarFever]

Turtle doing a rubber neck ! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Ernie

 

[nobull1]

Obviously snake following a turtle /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Taylortractornut]

It looks like a Cotton headed rattle mocasin from here. Really it does look like a cotton mouth / water mocasin. THe tail looks stubby like one and the nose and head are very blunt. The best adce for an up close view is a 12 gauge and number 8 shot. I dont mean to sound blunt cruel or like i have a kill all attitude but im not fond of snakes like that. They can bite under water and are aggressive.

 

[DannyD]

How about we keep playing and the animal, whatever it is, keeps living. So long as it is not hurting a human why kill it...........besides this is fun guessing, but I still say a turtle