There are plenty of them out and about here in N TX right now. I usually see them hangin' out near the banks of pretty much anywhere there is water. Ive also been seein' plenty of, maybe more, diamond backed watersnakes. They look almost identical to a water moc. except they can get longer and are nonvemonous.. I shot one yesterday when bowfishin, got em' pinned up and drying right now. Good luck.