![]() ![]() ISBN 6-3 (paperback) ( Nerodia taxispilota, pp. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Assosciates, a division of Cornell University Press. Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) "Spatial Ecology and Movements of the Brown Water Snake (Nerodia taxispilota)". brown water snake ( Nerodia taxispilota) References The newborns are 7-10¾ in (18–27 cm) long, with males longer than females, opposite of adults. The young are born alive, usually in August, in broods of 14–58, more commonly 30–40. On average, adult females are larger than adult males. Mating takes place in the spring on land or on tree branches. Reproduction Birds like this great blue heron are among the snake's predators Their preference of a pescatarian diet keeps them from living in ephemeral wetlands. taxispilota can also be found in large water reservoirs and lakes. More commonly found in flowing water such as rivers, canals, and black water cypress creeks N. taxispilota are widely distributed in the coastal and piedmont regions of the Southeastern United States. taxispilota is found in swamps and streams and is often mistaken for a moccasin. (76–152 cm) in total length record 69 in. Dorsal scales are in 27-33 rows (more than any other North American water snake), and it has two to four anterior temporals (usually one in others). ![]() Ventrally, it is yellow, heavily marked with black or dark brown. Smaller similar blotches alternate on the sides. Dorsally, it is brown or rusty brown with a row of about 25 black or dark brown, square blotches down its back. The brown water snake is very heavy-bodied, and its neck is distinctly narrower than its head. taxispilota is found in lower coastal regions from southeastern Virginia, through North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to northern and western Florida ( Gulf Coast), then west through Missouri, Alabama, and Mississippi, to Louisiana, normally from sea level to 500 ft. Its common names include brown water snake, water-pilot, aspic, false moccasin, great water snake, pied water snake, southern water snake, and water rattle. Lycodonomorphus rufulus is sometimes also called the brown water snake, but L. Due to abundance and distribution throughout its biological range, this species could be used to investigate anthropogenic impacts on aquatic ecosystems by studying their movements. 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 is poorly known. The brown water snake ( Nerodia taxispilota) is a large species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States.
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