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Natrix sipedon— Stejneger & Barbour, 1917. Nerodia sipedon— Stebbins, 1985. The common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) [ 4 ] is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America. It is frequently mistaken for the venomous cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).
Northern water snake Colubridae: Pituophis catenifer deserticola: Great Basin Gopher snake Colubridae: Pituophis catenifer sayi: Bullsnake Colubridae: Rhinocheilus lecontei: Long-nosed snake Colubridae: Sonora semiannulata: Western Ground snake Colubridae: Tantilla hobartsmithi: Southwestern blackhead snake Colubridae: Tantilla nigriceps ...
Clonophis, Coluber, Ischnognathus, Natrix, Regina, Storeria, Tropidoclonion, Tropidonothus, Tropidonotus, Vipera. 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.
Adults of the banded water snake typically range from 56 to 107 cm (22 to 42 in) in total length, with a record size (in the Florida subspecies) of 159 cm (62.5 in) in total length. [ 10 ] It is typically gray, greenish-gray, or brown in color, with dark crossbanding. Many specimens are so dark in color that their patterning is barely discernible.
The western yellow-bellied racer (Coluber constrictor mormon), [1] also known as the western yellowbelly racer[2] or western racer, [1] is a snake subspecies endemic to the Western United States, including California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Montana and Colorado. [3][4] It is a subspecies of the eastern racer.
The remote site on private land in northern Colorado is on a hillside full of rock crevices where the snakes can keep warm and hide from predators. “This is a big, big den for rattlesnakes.
The plain-bellied water snake is a large, thick-bodied, mostly patternless snake, with a generally beige underside. Some snakes display a thin, white line between the pale belly and their darker top scales. Subspecies can range from dark brown, gray, and olive-green to greenish-gray or blackish in color. Some lighter-colored individuals have ...
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. Newborn copperbellies are 6 inches ...