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Nerodia rhombifer
very large 3' to 4' snake dark on top with a lighter belly
ponds and marshy areas
I tried several times to get near this snake, but every time I got with in 6 yards of it, it would slip into the water. The snake was sunning itself on dock of small pond.
This snake is neither a cottonmouth or a yellow-bellied water snake. It is a Diamond-backed Watersnake - Nerodia rhombifer.
Great Spotting!
this is not a water moccasin, no pits on the face and scales are wrong it is most likely a northern water snake. it is definately a neeodia type watersnake.
Spotted on May 11, 2013
Submitted on May 12, 2013
