Snakes
Snake In My Pool — Identification And What To Do
Almost always a water snake, garter, or corn snake that fell in. Very rarely a cottonmouth.
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Field notes
Use a pool skimmer to gently lift the snake out — most swim well and will leave. Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) hold their heads up and swim with the whole body above water.
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