Mississippi Green Water Snake

Adults average from 30-45 inches (76-114 cm), record 50 inches (127 cm). Adults are thick bodied and may be greenish or brownish, with no real distinctive markings other than dark speckling. The belly is patterned with light half moons on a darker background. The head is large, with a scale between the eye and the scales on the upper lip. The scales are keeled and there are 27-29 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round. Juveniles are distinctly speckled and crossbanded.