Spotting a Snake

This afternoon my son and I went for a short walk in the Connetquot River State Park. When we got to the Deep Water Pond Bridge, we stopped in order for me to take pictures of dragonflies that were perched besides the water’s edge. I was so focused on taking the photos that I hadn’t heard the rustling noises that my son had. He yelled out to me, “A snake!”  He pointed to bushes he was standing next to. At first I had trouble seeing it because it blended in so well to the leaves and dead tree branches on the ground, but finally I saw it. Unfortunately I did not get a good picture of it, but I think it is a water snake. After all, we did see it along a pond’s edge which is where you would expect to see one and the markings look right. Although I knew there were snakes in the park, I had never seen one until today.