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The Lake Erie watersnake varies in its appearance. Males can reach 59–71 cm (23–28 in) in length, while females can reach 80–88 cm (31–35 in). [7] The subspecies is closely related to the northern watersnake, but its dorsal brown bands are less prominent, giving it a more uniformly gray appearance.
The Lake Erie watersnake, which occurs mainly on the lake's western islands offshore from Ohio and Ontario, recovered to the point where on August 16, 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed it from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The subspecies was first listed as threatened in 1999 after a decline due to ...
The Lake Erie water snake, a subspecies of the northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon), lives in the vicinity of Ohio's Put-in-Bay Harbor and had been placed on the threatened species list. [92] By 2010, the water snake population was over 12,000 snakes. [ 92 ]
Unlike Ohio's three venomous snakes, it's one of the most widespread and abundant snake species in the Buckeye State, according to ODNR, and might be found in any permanent body of water.
Copperbelly water snakes have a solid dark (usually black but bluish and brown) back with a bright orange-red belly. They grow to a total length of 3 to 5 feet (91 to 152 cm). They are not venomous. The longest total length on record is 65.5 inches (166 cm) for a specimen from the northern edge of their range.
Nerodia erythrogaster, also known as the plain-bellied water snake or plainbelly water snake, is a common species of semi-aquatic, non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to the United States. Description
Keel-bellied water snake (Bitia hydroides) Cantor's mangrove snake (Cantoria violacea) Australian bokadam (Cerberus australis) Asian bockadam (Cerberus rynchops) Bocourt's water snake (Enhydris bocourti) Chinese water snake (Enhydris chinensis) Blotched-lipped mud snake (Enhydris doriae) Dussumier's water snake (Enhydris dussumieri)
A Nerodia fasciata attempting to prey on a parvalbumin-coated lure.Parvalbumin is involved in prey signaling. [5] An unusual reddish specimen of banded water snake. The banded water snake or southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata) is a species of mostly aquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snakes most commonly found in the Midwest, Southeastern United States.