I'm not a snake expert and honestly it is my first encounter with a snake in a wild in KY.
I just bought a house in the Louisville suburbs. It has Koi fish pond (neglected, I just started taking care of it, bought new pump, aerators, assembled big barrel filter, changed most water out).
Can you guys identify this shake? I guess it is water snake. I took a picture from upper deck. As soon as I stepped closer to the pond it dived into pond.
30 Mins later it was hiding in the water plant pot and dived again as soon as it saw me. I haven't seen it before, so maybe it came today.
Questions:can it be harmful to humans and can it hurt my Koi fish?
How to chase it out, my fiance is afraid of snakes, but looks like this snake is more afraid of humans?
I just bought a house in the Louisville suburbs. It has Koi fish pond (neglected, I just started taking care of it, bought new pump, aerators, assembled big barrel filter, changed most water out).
Can you guys identify this shake? I guess it is water snake. I took a picture from upper deck. As soon as I stepped closer to the pond it dived into pond.
30 Mins later it was hiding in the water plant pot and dived again as soon as it saw me. I haven't seen it before, so maybe it came today.
Questions:can it be harmful to humans and can it hurt my Koi fish?
How to chase it out, my fiance is afraid of snakes, but looks like this snake is more afraid of humans?
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