Nature Done Wright

On Monday I wrote:

Luisa Gallego-Zuluaga, a student at William Paterson University, photographed this snake in High Mountain's Franklin Clove in September.

Can you ID it?  What's the best way to tell if a snake is venomous? 

The answer: Luisa asked a herpetologist, who thinks it's most likely a water snake.

Since the snake was photographed in Franklin Clove, said to be a Copperhead hangout, always better to be safe than sorry.

Peter Burger said the best way to tell if a snake is  venomous is:

"Generally, round eye: not venomous…slit eye or cat's eye: venomous."

I had heard that venomous snake have larger, triangular heads.

Turns out we are both right. More info here.