No, the one in the water was from shore, I was inside of 4 feet (Remington 870 Police Magnum 12 Gauge).

Last year I took my sons snake hunting at a catfish farm in Selma, Alabama. We saw so many snakes I was worried I was going to have nightmares. The guy hosting us provided .22's, and I learned with that caliber you have to shoot a snake in the head. Picture at the bottom of the page at: Photo Album!