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Spotting

Description:

Tan/dark brown. This guy was small, maybe about 6 inches.

Habitat:

My backyard.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Watersnake - a harmless species
Nerodia sp.
Northern Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon


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1 Comment

psprenkle10
psprenkle10 12 years ago

That looks a whole lot like a copperhead. The triangular head and hourglass copper markings are true giveaways. Beware!

manuula70
Spotted by
manuula70

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Apr 7, 2010
Submitted on Oct 6, 2011

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