They are black, too! Notice the shape of the body on the water snake and the shape of the body on the cotton mouth then look at the picture you took........
Charlie
I would protect my dog too but that looks more like a water snake in the genus Nerodia. A cottonmouth has a much shorter tail and its body is much thicker.
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I'm a hard core fisherman and I only keep what I am going to eat! Not trying to get down on ya but why did you kill the shark? They are being wiped out by the japanese firsherman! They cut their fins off and throw the rest of the shark right back in the ocean.......... I've stopped targeting...