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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]
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
Related titles should be described in Water snake, while unrelated titles should be moved to Water snake (disambiguation). The term " water snakes " is sometimes used as a descriptive term for any snakes that spend a significant time in or near aquatic environments , especially freshwater habitats , such as any species belonging to the family ...
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 .
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
Grayia smythii (Smith's African water snake) Homalopsidae (Bockadams) [1] Bitia hydroides (Keel-bellied water snake) Cantoria violacea (Cantor's water snake) Cerberus (Dog-faced water snakes) Cerberus australis Cerberus dunsoni Cerberus microlepis Cerberus rynchops Cerberus schneiderii. Djokoiskandarus annulata (Banded water snake) Myrrophis
The brown water snake (Nerodia taxispilota) is a large species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States.This snake is often one of the most abundant species of snakes found in rivers and streams of the southeastern United States, yet many aspects of its natural history are poorly known.
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.