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Florida Banded Watersnake

Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

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.

2 Species ID Suggestions

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 10 years ago
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/nertax.htm
JeffreyDuby
JeffreyDuby 10 years ago
Florida Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris FLMNH - Florida Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris)


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2 Comments

JenniferRoge
JenniferRoge 10 years ago

Thank you so much for helping trying to figure out what species this snake might be.

BackToNature
BackToNature 10 years ago


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.

JenniferRoge
Spotted by
JenniferRoge

Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 6, 2013
Submitted on Sep 6, 2013

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