Red Belly Water Snake
Red Belly Water Snake ~ Nerodia erythrogaster
Genus: Nerodia
Species: erythrogaster
Adult body length: 30-60 inches
Body length at birth: 3-4 inches
Breeding period: spring or fall
Young per year: 1-21 young born June to September
Typical foods: insects, frogs, lizards, and fish
Habitat: areas such as swamps, ponds, and other water sources
Can be found: most of Central and Eastern United States
Short description: non-venomous, broad headed, triangular head, stout, weekly keeled scales, rounded pupils
General description
The Red Bellied Water Snake is a non-venomous water
snake. They prefer areas such as swamps, pond, and other
water sources. It has a reddish-brown or grey appearance with
a reddish orange to yellowish belly. The juvenile are light brown
to pink with a dark colored blotches on its back. It is an aggressive
snake and will bite to defend itself.
May 09 2007 08:47 pm
judy ayers on 15 Sep 2008 at 5:50 pm #
this is a really good website and we have a hidden friend that lives under our steps it has tried to bite on people more than once. what will happen if you or your small child is bitten by one. this is a red belly water snake to the best of my knowledge.
Gman on 03 Apr 2009 at 9:26 pm #
do not kill this snake it is non venomous and slightly aggressive try to capture it with a net or a trap and let it free somewhere else preferably a pond or a creek