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Northern Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon sipedon

Habitat:

Rocky area near marsh, and in the water.

2 Comments

GretelDeRuiter
GretelDeRuiter 12 years ago

Thanks for the ID, Mandy. I had wondered if this could be a Northern Water Snake, because it looked less banded than the ones I had seen, but after further research, it seems that the older snakes do become more monochromatic.

Mandy Hollman
Mandy Hollman 12 years ago

Great spotting! I love snakes, and they're so hard to find.

GretelDeRuiter
Spotted by
GretelDeRuiter

Maryland, USA

Spotted on May 8, 2009
Submitted on Apr 9, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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