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Nerodia sipedon
Found this snake eating a fish on the Lower Green River in Saluda, NC. Video: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/11494...
Spotted on Apr 28, 2012
Submitted on Apr 30, 2012
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Looks most like a watersnake of some sort. Perhaps a Northern Watersnake. they have variable color and patterns so it's harder to ID. Especially since I can't quite tell the shape of the head. What a cool spot!
There are some pretty good photos on this website of various snakes in your area:
http://www.herpsofnc.org/herps_of_nc/sna...