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Call the Oklahoma Center for Poison & Drug Information at 800-222-1222. In case of chest pain, difficulty breathing, face swelling or the loss of consciousness after a snakebite, call 911 immediately.
The soil-crack whip snake was initially named the ‘collared whipsnake’ (Demansia torquate) in 1862. It was not until 2007 that it was discovered that there were 2 species, one located in coastal Queensland, and the other in central Australia which we now know as the soil-crack whip snake (Demansia rimicola).
Leptotyphlops dulcis—blind snake; Liodytes rigida — glossy water snake; Masticophis flagellum—coachwhip snake; Nerodia erythrogaster—plain-bellied water snake; N. fasciata—banded water snake; N. rhombifera—diamond-back water snake [1] N. sipedon—northern and midland water snake; Opheodrys aestivus—keeled green or rough green snake
The diamondback water snake is found in the central United States, predominantly along the Mississippi River valley, but its range extends beyond that. It ranges within the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama.
Optimal digestion occurs when the snake maintains a body temperature between 80 and 85 °F (25 and 29 °C). If the prey is small, the rattlesnake often continues hunting. If the meal was adequate, the snake finds a warm, safe location in which to coil up and rest until the prey is digested. [19]
Early settlers were afraid of the snake, as its population was widespread throughout the state. The town of Westborough paid 13 men two shillings per day to rid a local hill of snakes in 1680. The hill had so many rattlesnakes, it was named "Boston Hill" because the number of snakes killed rivaled the population of the young city of Boston. [66]
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The northern redbelly snake lives in moist flowerbeds, gardens, and moist woodlands, such as borders between forest and wetlands. It often rests under logs and rocks near a woods or forest. [ 6 ] Redbelly snakes are known to occur in wet meadows, woodlands, and forest-meadow edge habitats.