Brown Watersnake (Nerodia taxispilota)

Created: March 11th, 2010 - 06:56 PM
Last Modified: April 28th, 2010 - 09:28 PM Entered by: Curtis Hart
Record 39689

Country: United States		State: Florida	County: Franklin County	Time: 2010-03-10 11:43:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: River side swamp.
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Basking on a tree about 5 ft above the water.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Pierson Hill on Apr 26, 2010 at 04:41 PM

I know it's difficult to see the color pattern but this is actually a Brown Watersnake (N. taxispilota). Banded Watersnakes have shorter, broader snouts with more laterally placed eyes.