Mississippi Green Water Snake. The belly is yellow patterned with bold, square, black markings. First and foremost, most large rat snakes are as afraid of people as people are afraid of them. What Kind Of Habitat Does The Plain-bellied Water Snake Live In? They can be found in a variety of aquatic habitats, but usually in oxbow lakes, rivers, cypress swamps, marshes, and sloughs. Tennessee Water Snakes 1. What Kind Of Habitat Do Mississippi Green Water Snakes Live In? Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia, University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA. 575pp.

Females give live birth to 7-40 brightly colored young during the summer. Habitat: This habitat generalist is found in every type of water body, but prefers quiet waters. What does the Mississippi Green Watersnake look like? B., Camp C. D., Gibbons, W., and Elliot, M. J. 2008. The dual color body, dark on the top and a bright shade of orange or yellow on the bottom serve as the best field identification clues. They are long, thin snakes with a black body, and as the picture highlights, white chins. This is the most common watersnake in Tennessee and it occurs statewide. However, among the species listed in this article, there are 2 that require special consideration: a) the Mississippi Green Water Snake is listed as “In Need of Management” by TWRA, and is considered extremely rare and critically imperiled by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Plain-bellied Water Snakes are ovoviviparous, meaning the females retain their eggs in the oviduct during the development of the young. There are 5 recognized species of the so-called water snakes in Tennessee: Having said water snakes are non-venomous, we can not disregard the recent LiveScience report that indicates that at least some species of water snake produce venom-like proteins in their saliva. Frequently found around edges of ponds or lakes, basking on rocks, or on vegetation overhanging water. Northern Water Snakes have large and heavy bodies showing keeled scales. Northern Diamond-backed Water Snakes are found in the Mississippi and Tennessee River drainages in West Tennessee.

Yellow-bellied Kingsnake. First the orange to red color explains a common nickname, red rat snake. The shorter and thicker body of the Water Moccasin can normally be used as field identification clues to distinguish between them. Common Watersnake has more than 30 crossbands and light spaces are less than 2 ½ scale rows wide. Subspecies Occurring in Tennessee: Two sub-species occur in Tennessee, the Northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon) and the Midland watersnake (Nerodia sipedon pleuralis) Distribution of the Common Watersnake in Tennessee Map by Susan Marden, TWRA, GIS Lab Ring-necked Snakes (Diadophis punctatus) are also very common across Tennessee. What Does The Broad-banded Water Snake Eat? To the uninitiated, the muted brown colors of the Prairie Kingsnake could easily lead to a misidentification of the snake as a faded milksnake. Northern Diamond-backed Water Snakes become more nocturnal as the weather becomes warmer.

Here’s a quick list of additional Tennessee Colubrid or nonvenomous snakes. One type of protein is an anticoagulant, which makes wounds bleed more profusely. The half-moon markings in the Common subspecies are broken up or not clear. Jensen, J. The Copper-bellied Water Snake is found in the lower Cumberland River and Tennessee River watersheds of Middle Tennessee. Females give live birth to 15-25 young in the summer. Even if Tennessee Water Snakes are harmless some find death in hands of people that often confuse them with the extremely venomous Water Moccasin snakes (also called Cottonmouths). Unique among water snakes in that it flees onto land instead of diving underwater when approached. Coachwhip. Water snakes are also known to defecate and vomit when threatened or agitated. Broad-banded Water Snakes are often called “yellow moccasin” and “pink flamingo snake” by locals due to the rich color variations which the Southern Water Snake exhibits. They are frequently found around edges of ponds or lakes, basking on rocks, or on vegetation overhanging water. They also exhibit a yellow belly distinctly marked with 2 rows of half-moons. The U.S. Department of Agriculture regulates over the pets Americans can own. Gray Ratsnake. Thus, young are born “live” and completely developed. They have light patterns on the back that somewhat resemble diamond shapes. 616pp. However, this species is in the same family, and it’s a completely different species. They eat frogs, toads, tadpoles, and salamanders;  also fish and crayfish. What Does The Plain-bellied Water Snake Look Like? While Water Snake species are not venomous, many species are known to be ill tempered, and quick to bite when startled. They prefer cypress swamps, marshes, river sloughs, and shallow lakes. Breeding information: Males begin locating, through chemical attraction, and mating with females during the spring. Females give live birth to 5-60 young in late summer or early fall. Similar Species: Broad-banded Watersnake has crossbands running entire length of body and a light, black line running from the corner of the eye diagonally to the corner of the mouth. Thus, young are born “live”. There is never a sufficient amount of rodents or other food sources for them. Two subspecies are found in the state: Midland Watersnake (N. s. pleuralis), which occurs in the western two-thirds of Tennessee, and Common Watersnake (N. s. sipedon), which occurs in northeastern Tennessee. A faint black line runs from the corner of the eye diagonally to the corner of the mouth.

How Does The Plain-bellied Water Snake Breed? Northern Water Snakes are ovoviviparous meaning the females retain their eggs in the oviduct during the development of the young. It has a distinctive row of scales between eye and lip plates. The number of young per litter increases with an increase in the size of the female. The remainder of this article highlights some of the most common Tennessee snakes, again with names such as ratsnakes, milksnakes, gartersnakes and watersnakes, that are familiar to all.

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