planning my first real herping trip

[fishingfool]

Ok so i live in the northeast of murica in central maine so ik not much to find.......but we do have salamanders garter snakes and black racers and big *** snapping turtles so i have a kayak fins and a mask available to me so i think ima go looking for snappers under water hopefully i see them first so any thing yall think i might need to help keep me safe like a snake hook or anyrhing. btw the water is pretty clear inless you stir it up.....now i have a place in mind.....north pond has a small island that has a good amount of small fish and rocks jutting out of the water i have seen big and small snappers at this location so I'm hopeing to have good luck finding a few snappers