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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.
The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern and central Australia and southern New Guinea. It was first described by André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron, and Auguste Duméril in 1854. The ...
The northern brown snake grows up to 1.8 m (5 ft 10.87 in) in total length (including tail). Its back can feature shades of orange-brown with flecks and bands, or appear plain. Its belly is cream to orange with pink blotches.
The rest of their body is plain brownish, with an orange belly. Status: Protected. Range: Woodlands statewide; ... Characteristics: Brown snakes are one of the smaller species of snakes, usually ...
The natural corn snake is usually orange or brown bodied with large red blotches outlined in black down their backs. [15] The belly has distinctive rows of alternating black and white marks. [16] This black and white checker pattern is similar to Indian corn (maize) which is where the name corn snake may have come from. [17]
Ring-necked snakes are fairly similar in morphology throughout much of their distribution. Ring-necked snake from Mount Diablo, California. Its dorsal coloration is solid olive, brown, bluish-gray to smoky black, broken only by a distinct yellow, red, or yellow-orange neck band.
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 of the most common non-venomous snakes in the Triangle are the black rat snake, the black racer snake and the brown (or dekay) snake. The black rat and black racer snakes are solid black adults.