Black Diamondback Water Snake

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Black diamondback water snake.

Diamondback water snakes are large nonvenomous snakes native to the central united states and northern mexico. Some reach 8 feet in length and weigh up to 10 pounds. The diamondback water snake is mainly brown dark brown or dark olive green with a black net like pattern along their back forming a series of diamond shapes down the middle of the back. They are capable of having 90 or more young but broods generally are much smaller.

The diamondback water snake is predominantly brown dark brown or dark olive green in color with a black net like pattern along the back with each spot being vaguely diamond shaped. Dark vertical bars and lighter coloring are often present down the sides of the snake. The diamondback water snake is non venomous but extremely aggressive and often misidentified as poisonous cottonmouths. There are many harmless watersnakes genus nerodia that are frequently confused with venomous water moccasins a k a.

Cottonmouths agkistrodon piscivorus sadly harmless snakes are often killed out of fear for the safety of family and pets. The diamondback water snake is the largest north american water snake also known as the diamond backed watersnake it is an extremely common species of non venomous snakes that is a member of the colubrid family they are often mistaken for the poisonous variety of the cottonmouth owing to its biting habit. There are usually dark vertical bars and lighter coloring on the sides. Diamondback water snakes often are confused with the venomous but more docile cottonmouth a k a.

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in north america. They release musk and fecal mater when defensive missouri department of conservation. These snakes are non venomous however so their bite is relatively harmless other than a few scratches and the possibility of infection. Don t try to catch.

Water moccasin agkistrodon piscivorus and are killed needlessly. This creature is also misidentified as the venomous rattlesnake or. They are predominantly brown dark brown or dark olive green in color with a black net like pattern along the back with each spot being vaguely diamond shaped. Nerodia rhombifer diamondback water snake giving birth nerodia species are viviparous breeding in the spring and giving birth in the late summer or early fall.

Harmless watersnake or venomous water moccasin.