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Northern Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon

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Field Notes

Description:

this was a brightly colored juvenile a little over 1 foot long but it gets large & heavy-bodied; this one was reddish and brown; The front section of the body was crossbanded, but on the middle and posterior portions of the body, the crossbands break up into three alternating rows of blotches.

Habitat:

urban yard

Notes:

the was found in a new development; probably run out of its habitat, maybe came from a nearby retention pond

Reference Links:

Northern Watersnake - North Carolina

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Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2016

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