Quote Originally Posted by redearhoosier View Post
I saw what I think was a 30 inch Cottonmouth sunning itself in a brush tree on Barkley yesterday morning. It was three or four feet up into the tree and then slithered down and away. Not 100% certain on what it was but I don't think water snakes get that high into those little trees/brush.
IMHO ...

If the snake's body was mostly above water, it could well have been one ... and that long and it would have been big around as your arm

If it swam away with it's head sticking out of the water & most of it's body mostly submerged ... it's likely it was just a water snake.

... cp