Yellow-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster)
Created: May 12th, 2013 - 06:28 PM
Last Modified: May 12th, 2013 - 08:10 PM Entered by: Scott Nokes
Record 145711
Last Modified: May 12th, 2013 - 08:10 PM Entered by: Scott Nokes
Record 145711
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Country: United States |
State: Illinois |
County: Union County |
Time: 2013-05-11 11:58:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: The swamp was heavily covered in green moss and had various amounts of tadpoles of various sizes and stages,water was pretty still with very little movment |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 64.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Few clouds |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: ----- |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
This yellow water snake was among some vegetation beside a swamp being overlooked by the bluff and was completly covered in green moss.
My wife and I were walking by and heard a russtle and upon searching the aera, this snake was in the water with head poking out and had just caught a frog. Unfortunatly,by the time i got my camera focused he started swimming away but was able to snap this picture before losing sight.
It appeared to be about 4ft long and about 1-1/4 inch diameter
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