Florida Banded Water Snake Head

Elongated scales below the tail subcaudal scales are typically divided d.

Florida banded water snake head. Banded water snakes inhabit nearly all freshwater habitats throughout florida except the keys. These snakes like other colubrid species are non poisonous and are harmless to humans. Top of the head b. Front face view of the head e.

Live or dead fish frogs and aquatic invertebrates. Elongated scales below the tail subcaudal scales are typically divided d. Young are 7 5 10 5 inches at birth. Cottonmouth the trouble with brown snakes is they all look very similar.

Adults of the banded water snake measures from 61 to 106 7 cm 24 0 to 42 0 in in total length with a record size in the florida subspecies of 158 8 cm 62 5 in in total length. The florida water snake subspecies diet is composed mainly of cows although throughout the majority of its scope the subspecies have a tendency to eat fish. A harmless snake the same length would be much more slender and would have a much longer thinner tail see below. Top of the head b.

Side of the head f. Underside of the head chin and throat c. What do they look like identification. Florida watersnake nerodia fasciata pictiventris banded watersnake nerodia fasciata fasciata average size.

The cottonmouth is a common and venomous florida snake also called a water moccasin. Notice that the head is also thick and blocky. Side of the head f. In florida the florida water snake is found throughout the peninsula excluding the florida keys outside the florida it occurs in extreme southeastern georgia and has been.

The skin is rough while the entire body is reddish. The banded water snake also called the southern water snake is a species of aquatic snake widely distributed in parts of the united states. There are several species of water snake common to peninsular florida. The body of this young venomous water moccasin is very thick for its length and has a relatively short thick tail.

Front face view of the head e. In one study of the species the average body mass of adult snakes was 464 3 g 16 38 oz. Florida green water snakes are found throughout florida except the keys and typically inhabit calm waters of lakes prairies marshes ponds estuaries and slow flowing canals. Underside of the head chin and throat c.

These warm water snakes feed chiefly on amphibians and fish such as minnows along with pikes eels along with also the occasional crayfish.