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A Northern Watersnake basking on a log along the shoreline of Kettle's Lake, within Awenda Provincial Park, Penetanguishene, Ontario.
(Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
Something different: a not-yet-posted shot from my series of four mating Red-bellied watersnakes - 3 males intertwined with one female. A very large & heavy snake ... wild / North Georgia
I was tempted to change out the 100-400mm to my 180mm macro lens but decided against that. Maybe next time.
Despite it being a warm morning and despite the diamondback watersnake's reputation for aggression, this individual appeared quite lethargic, not even testing the air with its tongue, until it tired of the paparazzo and made a mad dash across the mudflat into the water of Horsepen Bayou.
A fairly big watersnake around 4 feet long, laying peacefully on a willow branch very low, I could touch him with my hand. I photographed this snake on my kayak tour a couple of days ago.
Northern Watersnakes “Nerodia sipedon sipedon”
inhabit the shorelines of permanent bodies of fresh water, including lakes, rivers and wetlands. Rocks, logs and other debris are important microhabitats that are used for thermoregulation and retreat sites. This species can often be seen conspicuously basking on shoreline embankments, vegetation mats, logs and branches and other sites that offer quick retreat to the safety of water.
Description: Brown Watersnakes are large -- 30-60 in (76-152 cm) –- fairly heavy-bodied semi-aquatic snakes. Coloration is generally light to dark brown with large dark brown square blotches. One line of square blotches runs down center of the dorsum and two other lines run in alternating rows along the sides of the body. The belly is usually light with brown splotches and black crescents. Like all natricine watersnakes, brown watersnakes have strongly keeled scales; anal plate divided; head visibly wider than neck, giving it a slightly triangular appearance. Brown watersnakes have narrower heads than other watersnakes . Additionally, the eyes are high on the head and close to the tip of the nose. Females are much larger than males
Source: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory , University of Georgia
I'll never see four huge snakes mating again! Wild at a nearby park - from the archives. North Georgia
In a sunny spot about five feet above three other similar sized red-bellied watersnakes and a banded watersnake, and a few snapping turtles. He appears to be keeping an eye on them all.
8 May 2021, Congaree National Park, Hopkins, SC, USA.
Broad-banded Watersnake, Nerodia fasciata confluens. Photos on iNaturalist show a wide variety of colors and patterns. Seemed like the ridged back was the defining characteristic.
Happy Snake Saturday! (Ok, I made that up)
3 Set 2022; 00:30 UTC Velvia +
Detail from the biggest standing Buddha from Northeast Thailand. Naga is the mythical watersnake from the Mekong.
I waited more than an hour watching this water snake hoping it would strike or catch a frog or anything in fact, but it did not happen and I had to leave. Ah well.
First photo of a snake for me! This is a lifer.
New Britain Pa.
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Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)
Congaree National Park, South Carolina, U.S.A.
I captured this shot of a beautiful Plain-bellied Watersnake today while hiking through the floodplain of the Congaree River — one of three snakes I encountered this afternoon. This nonvenomous, semi-aquatic species is native to the eastern and central U.S., and unlike many of its relatives, it often ventures far from water to hunt. Its diet consists mainly of fish and amphibians, and it gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs — a trait shared by many North American water snakes.
According to the IUCN Red List, the total adult population size is unknown but undoubtedly exceeds 100,000. Its numbers are believed to be stable.
IUCN Red List Assessment (2007): Least Concern
Nonvenomous.
There's nothing like a warm rock to get a snake ready for a night of frog hunting. I think it's interesting how the flash revealed that her dorsal color transitions from gray to red. Compair with banded water snake at flic.kr/p/2m9bDJ7, also shot with flash.
The common name was recently changed to plain-bellied water snake, but... erythrogaster is derived from the Greek words erythros which means "red" and gaster meaning "belly".
5 Jul 2021, Timmerman Trail, Cayce, SC, USA.
This watersnake greeted us on the weir below our deck at our rental house in Sandestin last month. He was around a lot and was the only snake we saw during our whole trip. Lots of lizards though - everywhere.
When I go to the lake, I usually like to shoot birds from the edge of the water, very, very low. Yesterday, I had a couple of surprise visitors including this guy! This is a Watersnake, probably a Banded. He didn't bother me, and I didn't bother him!
I found this large female Gulf Saltmarsh Watersnake (Nerodia clarkii clarkii) foraging in a shallow coastal lagoon in the Florida panhandle. This is North America's only salt water-adapted snake species. It is very tightly associated with saltmarsh habitats and very rarely strays into nearby freshwater marshes or swamps.
A large nonvenomous snake that tends to prefer a solitary life while hunting pond and stream edges for fish and amphibians using its keen sense of smell and sight.
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