I can never find the right snake picture

That's him, alright. His head looked too little to be able to swallow
my fish. I do know, though, that sometimes they can surprise you. I
am glad to have seen the pic, because, if you notice, his head is a bit
scary, in its resemblance to poisonous ones. I just had to rely on
the fact that he didn't look like a rattler, a copperhead, a mocassin,
or a coral snake. Those are our only poisonous ones. Thanks for
finding that for me.

It will come back if it's close enough. It's a compliment to your pond.
Nice and cool and a water supply. At least you won't get any mice or
rodents nearby like I have. I would rather have snakes than rodents !!!!

Ann in Houston wrote:
That's him, alright. His head looked too little to be able to swallow
my fish. I do know, though, that sometimes they can surprise you. I
am glad to have seen the pic, because, if you notice, his head is a bit
scary, in its resemblance to poisonous ones. I just had to rely on
the fact that he didn't look like a rattler, a copperhead, a mocassin,
or a coral snake. Those are our only poisonous ones. Thanks for
finding that for me.

I know he won't really hurt anything, but I think he was after my frogs
that live in the toolbox where I keep my pond and yard supplies. It
used to house our filters and they just took up residence. I imagine
the little guys are snake chow at this point. That was where I found
him. We had one like him six or so years ago. He was pretty
determined to stay in the pond. But, that's where we found him. This
time, I may have found him before he found the pond. I can't imagine
him getting out of it of his own will, so the fact that he was on the
ground might tell the tale in that regard.