[tillacum]

Now, I’ve not known of a brown snake, except in NY. We have them down here? Are they bad news?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

We have lots of brown water snakes in Louisiana, and my garden is only yards from the pond, so I've seen a few in there and been bitten by only one. They have quite a few sharp teeth, but not big fangs like a pit viper. It was painful, but not venomous.

Problem with the brown water snake is that it can look like a couple of snakes that are venomous, unless you get a good look at the head, which is slimmer.