Seriously, I work with snakes....that is not a cottonmouth or bushmaster. As said before, it is a harmless midland water snake and would pose no threat to anyone, unless you consider minor scratches from a bite threatening. Water snakes are intimidating and aggressive and will bite, but their bite will not harm you. 5 minutes of internet research would be enough to learn the difference between cottonmouths and water snakes.

Snakecharmer- please inform yourself. You are perpetuating a misconception that has probably killed tens of thousands of water snakes.