Snake in pool

v1kings28 : That is a copperhead. My next steps would get the basket/net for the pool and scoop that thing into a bucket with a lid.

v1kings28 :
I didn't know they could swim!🫪

justanirishgirl :
Yes seems to be really good at it too, just cant climb the walls to get out

Seems they are very active right now. Maybe fueling up for hibernation

It seems like there are a lot of copperheads in Kingwood, any reason?

Are moth balls good to put down for them? Someone told me that one time.

eighteen : I relocated him far away from the pool thanks

JandS89 : I would never hurt an animal but that does not count for snakes, sorry.

v1kings28 : You'll need to fill that pool in now lol

justanirishgirl :
all snakes can swim, some better than others. :0 also, watch for other snakes, as this one may have been a Mama, or part of a mid-summer litter.

He looked a little bleached out from the chlorine.

LittleTexas :
Sooo, she may have been having babies in the pool🥹??

v1kings28 :
Ah, we could have taken it over to PlaneCrazy and thrown it into her goofy rear neighbors! JK

v1kings28 : Definitely a copperhead. Scoop it out with pool net and throw it in the greenbelt.

Is this snake season ? It seems a lot of peeps are reporting them.
My dog was barking wildly at something in one of my flowerbeds. I thought that he spied a lizard.
Nope, it was a snake and it was hissing at him.
From a distance I got a picture of it on my phone and Google identified it as a hogshead snake . It said harmless to people and dogs. So I brought the dog inside and went outside a few hours later and it was gone.
The two main wildlife critters that I'm afraid of are snakes and rats ( mice too).