Baby Florida Green Water Snake

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Baby florida green water snake. Others have dark or light markings organized into stripes spots blotches or some other pattern. It is found in the southeastern states from texas to florida. The florida banded water snake for example is common near bodies of water and is entirely harmless. Photo by dr steve a.

When you buy a snake from us you automatically receive our 100 live arrival guarantee. Water moccasins aren t the only aquatic snake in florida. Baby florida green water snake. Florida green water snake nerodia floridana.

Adults are generally solid greenish brownish with a plain belly that is whitish in color. The green water snake is ovoviviparous. Like the water moccasin the green water snake favors marshy and wet environments. These are small reptiles with striking color.

But where you re likely to find them you can normally find cottonmouths. Its range reaches as north as illinois. The young are born in july or august and are about 25 cm 10 in long. Commonly found in calm waters of prairies marshes lakes ponds hyacinth choked canals and estuaries.

Ponds rivers and streams you re likely to see water snakes. Different species of snake can often be distinguished by their characteristic color patterns. This is just a short video of a baby green water snake i found today while out testing out my kayak. The green water snake is a dark forest green to olive green.

Some are single uniform colors. Florida snakes visual identification. Mar 8 2016 florida green water snake. Nerodia floridana is the largest watersnake in north america reaching 30 55 in 76 140 cm.

The florida green water snake is found throughout most of florida excluding the florida keys. Florida green snake opheodrys a. The former subspecies nerodia cyclopion floridana goff 1936 florida green water snake has been elevated to a full species nerodia floridana. We have some absolutely gorgeous florida green snakes for sale at the lowest prices online.

Florida s snakes florida green watersnake nerodia floridana non venomous solid colored. Western natal green snake fights huge wahlberg s velvet. Mating takes place on land in april. Outside of florida it occurs into southern georgia and in a disjunct population in southeastern south carolina.