This footage captures a glimpse of the elusive brown water snake. Brown water snakes are similar in appearance to banded water snakes, and cottonmouths, but when you look at them from above, you will notice large, visible eyes close to their nose as well as the row of dark brown squares along their back. This nonvenomous species is well adapted to life in the swamps, marshes, and slow-moving streams, where it hunts for fish, amphibians and other small aquatic prey. The brown water snake is a com