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Plainbelly Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago
Watersnake (can't confirm ID from this image)
Genus Nerodia Nerodia


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4 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago

It's definitely a Nerodia but, like I mentioned in my suggestion earlier, I can't get it to species with this single photo. It is not Regina.

annorion
annorion 12 years ago

The head looks more arrow shaped than rounded like the Glossy crayfish. Check out this link... http://herpjournal.com/2007/3_24_07/page...

KimChampagne
KimChampagne 12 years ago

Thanks annorion but we have a bunch of those over here and this is not one....I think it's a Glossy crayfish snake...(Regina rigida)

annorion
annorion 12 years ago

Think this is a Diamond-backed water snake (Nerodia rhombifer) http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/resource/sn...

KimChampagne
Spotted by
KimChampagne

Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Feb 26, 2012
Submitted on Feb 26, 2012

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