Depending the the brand of motor you have the numbers could be anywhere. Here is a website that is for mercury engines. It will show you where to look and give you the specifications for it. It also has links to others if your motor is not a Mercury.
www.oldmercs.com
If the stripes when along the body, from head to tail rather then around the body from the back to the stomach it was probably a common water snake, they are non poisonous but can biteI. When handled their bodies secret a very strong odor. Normally they will do no harm and stay away from … Read more