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Mississippi Green Water Snake

Nerodia cyclopion

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

This little guy was just born this year. It is an overall dark snake with a heavily patterned belly. It is distinguished from all other Nerodia sp by having a scale between the eyeball and the upper lip scale.

Habitat:

Found on the road between marshes.

Reference Links:

Mississippi Green Watersnake | Herps of Texas

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PublishedAugust 17, 2013

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