I've had people flip out and vow never to go swimming again at a favorite river swimming spot after I pointed out no less than four Northern Water Snakes live in the rocks by the river bank.
It's as if the knowledge of a snake being there evokes the response of "I didn't know there were snakes here I'm leaving" despite the fact that the snakes have been there for years and have never bothered them until I pointed them out hiding in the rocks like the one in the video.
I've swam in the area where this one was found for about 7 or 8 years now and it wasn't until I started looking for a snake that I saw a snake there.
The area in question is inhabited by around four Northern Water Snake specimens and an additional two Queen Snakes all of which I've located and a few of which (the queens) I've managed to catch and study up close without any aggression being displayed.
For the most part a persons fear of snakes is unfounded as most are non venomous and won't usually be aggressive and even the venomous species usually only display aggressive behavior as a last resort and an attempt at self preservation.
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