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Mississippi Green Water Snake
Nerodia cyclopion
30.2035, -91.9004
Field Notes
Description:
Size is 18 in. or 50 cm. Dark gray-green, olive or dark gray above, with a row of small, dark squared markings along the upper sides, alternating with a row on the lower sides and middle of the back; underside pale yellow with diffuse gray spotting that increases posteriorly. The keeled scales are in 23-27 rows.
Habitat:
Lake Martin Bird Sanctuary is located in southwest Louisiana near Breaux Bridge.
Notes:
Green water snakes prefer large, permanent bodies of water, especially in open country and around open cypress lakes and marshes. They give birth to 8-34 young.
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 30, 2013
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