Brown Water Snake
Brown Water Snake ~ Nerodia taxisoilota
Genus: Nerodia
Species: taxisoilota
Adult body length: 30 to 60 inches
Body length at birth: 8 – 12 inches
Breeding period: July – August
Young per year: 20 – 60 young per year
Typical foods: Mice, fish, rabbits, frogs, lizards, and other mammals
Habitat: Found near permanent water sources, commonly found in trees
Can be found: in the United States from Virginia south throughout Florida and, from Alabama east
Short description: broad headed, triangular headed, stout, keeled scales, rounded pupils
General description:
The Brown Water Snake is a heavy-bodied snake, from
light to dark brown with large, dark brown, square
blotches on thier back. The Brown Water Snake is a
non-venomous snake. It is commonly mistaken as the
venomous Water Moccasin, for they look very similar
and are both water snakes. The Brown Water Snake can
be very aggressive if threatened, like most water snakes.
It is best to leave a water snake alone for it is hard to
tell the venomous apart form the non-venomous.
September 08 2007 04:09 pm
