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Brown Watersnake

Nerodia taxispilota

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Field Notes

Description:

Juvenile spotted in a downed tree while canoeing in Cedar Creek in Congaree National Park, SC.

Habitat:

Rivers, large creeks, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, swamps, and marshes, including brackish tidal waters in some areas; it often climbs into woody vegetation overhanging the water, and it also perches on fallen trees, jetties, duck blinds, debris or other object along shorelines.

Notes:

Endemic to southeast US.

Reference Links:

EOL: Nerodia taxispilota

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PublishedNovember 6, 2011

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