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Watersnake climbs out of pond and collects food from man's lap

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Footage of a wild, non-venomous watersnake appearing to remember a man who fed it last summer by swimming up to him again and collecting food from his lap.

The bizarre video, filmed on March 25 in Texas, USA, shows the non-venomous diamondback watersnake swimming up to retired zoo director Tim Jones' jetty as if it recognises him. It then grabs a fish out of Tim's hand.

Writing online, however, the filmer warned people not to try this at home, because some watersnakes are extremely venomous.

"This is on a private road that I own; please do not feed wild animals in public places," he said.

"There are lots of pretty non-venomous watersnakes, but not cottonmouths.

"They are venomous and can hurt you or even kill you; learn the difference."

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