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Florida Banded Watersnake

Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

Photo by JenniferRoge
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Field Notes

Description:

2 feet long that is dark brown and black markings. It has a diamond like shaped head. The diamond head does NOT mean that it is venomous.

Habitat:

I took these pictures at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Reference Links:

Florida banded water snake

Species ID Suggestions

Brown Watersnake

Nerodia taxispilota

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NeilDazet
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Florida Banded Watersnake

Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

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JeffreyDuby
3

Comments (2)
JenniferRoge
Thank you so much for helping trying to figure out what species this snake might be.
BackToNature
This's is a difficult one. Did it have a slit in the pupil? The diamond head dose not look like the suggested water snakes.

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Snakes of the Southeast U.S.
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Snakes of the World
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Florida Wetlands
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Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2013

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