Harmless watersnake or venomous water moccasin.
Black diamondback water snake.
Cottonmouth and diamonback water snake.
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.
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in north america.
The diamondback water snake is non venomous but extremely aggressive and often misidentified as poisonous cottonmouths.
Cottonmouths agkistrodon piscivorus sadly harmless snakes are often killed out of fear for the safety of family and pets.
There are many harmless watersnakes genus nerodia that are frequently confused with venomous water moccasins a k a.
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There are usually dark vertical bars and lighter coloring on the sides.
Water moccasin agkistrodon piscivorus and are killed needlessly.
Some reach 8 feet in length and weigh up to 10 pounds.
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.
These snakes are non venomous however so their bite is relatively harmless other than a few scratches and the possibility of infection.
This creature is also misidentified as the venomous rattlesnake or.
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.
Dark vertical bars and lighter coloring are often present down the sides of the snake.
Mating occurs in spring producing live births of 14 62 young 23 33 cm in length between august and october behler.
Diamondback water snakes are large nonvenomous snakes native to the central united states and northern mexico.
Don t try to catch.
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.
Diamondback water snakes often are confused with the venomous but more docile cottonmouth a k a.
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