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Plain-bellied Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

The juvenile is a lot more patterned than the adult. There is a row of blotches down the middle of the back, and on each side of the body.

Habitat:

Found while road cruising at night right next to a flooded ditch that has pretty permanent water.

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Nerodia erythrogaster

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