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Nerodia rhombifer, commonly known as the diamondback water snake, is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid endemic to the central United States and northern Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies of N. rhombifer , including the nominotypical subspecies .
Nerodia is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as water snakes due to their aquatic behavior. The genus includes nine species , all native to North America . Five of the species have recognized subspecies .
Baja California coachwhip Masticophis lateralis: California striped whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus: Striped whipsnake Nerodia fasciata: Banded water snake Phyllorhynchus decurtatus: Western leaf-nosed snake Pituophis catenifer: Gopher snake Rhinocheilus lecontei: Long-nosed snake Salvadora hexalepis: Western patch-nosed snake Sonora semiannulata
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus; Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox; Diamondback moth, a European moth that has spread to North America; Diamondback terrapin, a turtle, the state reptile of Maryland; Diamondback water snake, a common species of water snake in North America
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The western diamondback rattlesnake [3] or Texas diamond-back [4] (Crotalus atrox) is a rattlesnake species and member of the viper family, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Like all other rattlesnakes and all other vipers, it is venomous .
The common watersnake is common over most of its range and is frequently seen basking on stream banks, from which it dives into the water at the slightest disturbance. "Water snakes are highly aquatic, spending nearly all their time either on the surface of the water or on substrate just above or beside the water". [24]
Red Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum syspila. Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum flagellum. Mississippi Green Water Snake Nerodia cyclopion. Yellow-bellied Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster. Broad-banded Water Snake Nerodia fasciata confluens. Diamond-backed Water Snake Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer. Northern Water Snake ...