A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Nerodia sipedon
The Northern water snake can grow up to 135 cm (4.4 ft) long.[2] They can be brown, gray, reddish, or brownish-black. They have dark crossbands on their necks and dark stripes and blotches on the rest of their bodies, often leading to misidentification as cottonmouths or copperheads by novices. They darken as they age. Some will become almost completely black. The belly of this snake also varies in color. It can be white, yellow, or gray. Usually it also has reddish or black crescents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Wa...
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...
Spotted on Jun 26, 2012
Submitted on Jul 2, 2012
3 Comments
Wonderful detail on your spotting, Thanks so much for sharing it with all of us.
Good tongue action! Or stop action, as the case may be.
Very nice spot!
Welcome to the Community Louisa!