Northern water snake The belly also varies in color. It can be white, yellow, or gray. Usually it also has reddish or black crescents. The northern water snake is nonvenomous and harmless to humans, but superficially resembles the venomous cottonmouth and is often killed unnecessarily as a result of this mistaken identity. The two can be easily distinguished by morphological traits: the water snake has a longer, more slender body and a flattened head the same width as the neck, round pupils, and no heat-sensing pits. The cottonmouth has a fatter body, a wedge-shaped head with prominent venom glands that are wider than
Holy Water (The Triffids song) is taken from the 1983 album "Treeless Plain", and "Raining Pleasure" is from 1984's extended play of the same name. The latter track features lead vocals by keyboardist Jill Birt. The single was released as 7", 12" and CD single versions but failed to chart in either Australia or the United Kingdom. "Holy Water" is credited to: Holy Water (The Triffids song) "Holy Water" was the third single taken from Australian folk rockers The Triffids' "Calenture" album, and was released in August 1988. It was produced by Craig Leon (The Ramones, Blondie, The Bangles) and was written by lead guitarist