With a passion for fly fishing, it could be said Damon is very much at one with nature and natural life. There are creatures one might not like to encounter when sitting alone in a kayak, of course. Fortunately, the grey rat snake is non-venomous. According to the Tennessee man, members of the slithery species swim out to climb dead trees and eat eggs and chicks from nests buried within. This one tried to climb inside a kayak too! Credit: Damon Bungard