Northern water snake.

Northern water snake, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, July 8, 2020. We were out on the pontoon boat when this northern water snake swam under the boat and continued down the shore.
It was about 3 feet - 1 metre - long. Came as a complete surprise.

They are most often seen basking on rocks, stumps, or brush. During the day, it hunts among plants at the water's edge, looking for small fish, frogs, worms, leeches, crayfish, salamanders, small birds and mammals [citation needed].At night, it concentrates on minnows and other small fish sleeping in shallow water.
Nerodia sipedon

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