Tubing this weekend on the San Marcos - BIG snake comes swimming directly up the river straight at a lady in our group. She lost her S**t and kicked at it, it turned to another group and tried to board another lady tube. She flipped out and it finally swam to shore.
Assume it was a diamondback water snake - it was at least 4', definitely longer than a tube is wide?
I dont get too shook up by snakes, but I was about 10' away and it spooked the crap out of me. Especially when it tried to raise up and get onto the lady's tube. I thought they would try everything to get away from people but this one was going straight up the middle of the river. It was swimming up river and went right through several groups. It wasn't very crowded so it wasn't like it was trapped in the middle of the river - lots of ways to go that would have been away from the tubes.
Anyone ever seen this before?

The non venomous water snakes can be very aggressive. I have had hem swim up and try to get into a canoe with me before.

Once I identified it as a non venemous water snake and collected my **** I would have yelled moccasin at everyone.

This made me literally laugh out loud! Mainly because it's a fantastic idea! I mean people are already freaked the *****out, lets help step up the panic level a notch!! Blue parachute for you!!

It reminds me of the old saying... It's funny until someone gets hurt, then it's hilarious!

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Once I identified it as a non venemous water snake and collected my **** I would have yelled moccasin at everyone.

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Cujo snake