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Diamondback Water Snake

Nerodia rhombifer

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

They are brown above with dark blotches on the back, and the belly is yellow.

Habitat:

Found in a marsh, I caught him in a minnow trap. He was released later that day after a photo shoot, he was super sweet and I really enjoyed the couple hours I worked with him :)

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Nerodia rhombifer

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PublishedJuly 12, 2013

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