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Northern water snake

Nerodia sipedon sipedon

Photo by ThomasGusto
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Common harmless snake often confused with copperheads.

Habitat:

Around rivers, lakes, creeks and any body of water.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MichaelFulbright
Do you know if this is Nerodia sipedon sipedon , N. s. pleuralis or an intergrade of the two?
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PublishedJuly 5, 2011

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