Water Gardening: would like to have pond but worried about snakes, 1 by weedsgalore

weedsgalore wrote:
Hi again, snakey was out in all his full glory! He is getting big! I have two better shots of this Southern Water Snake...he is so relaxed, that i actually picked up the end of his tail to put it on the lily pad so you could see his full body, he didn't move! Even when i had the camera practically in his face! I know most people wouldn't believe this, but it is a true fact..even lightly petted his back! This is probably not a good thing to do to get him not wary of humans..but i am the only human in his life...and he lives in my private little ponds.he is the most relaxed wild snake i have ever seen!!! He continues to hunt my overpopulation of swordtails...they need to be culled as you can see...even after having a back rub, he doesn't let it interfere with hunting! lol...sue