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Brown Water Snake

Nerodia taxispilota




1 species ID suggestions

Nerodia sipedon

2 Comments

jansonjones
jansonjones 10 months ago

Definitely, positively, and absolutely not Nerodia taxispilota! I agree with CSC -- most likely a N. sipedon.

This snake is not a brown watersnake--they have square blotches. This is a midland watersnake (Nerodia sipedon).

Georgia, USA

Lat: 34.57, Long: -83.48

Spotted on May 21, 2011
Submitted on Feb 27, 2012

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