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My name is Orry Martin: Texas Snake Hunter. This documentary is about the Broad-banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata confluens). These are beautiful red/or...
Info on Adult Texas Broadband Water Snakes! For info on babys check out our other videos!
We found a beautiful little East Texas Broadband Water Snake in a local creek today, as always...catch and release!
25 kwi 2024 · Get to know the broad-banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata confluens) – its size, color, range, habitat, lifespan, diet, reproduction, and if it is poisonous
NOT venomous but may bite if harassed. Typically found in and around bodies of water. Head is only slightly wider than neck, keeled scales, round pupils. Stocky body with an irregular pattern of wide black bands fading to brown and shades of orange or yellow.
A nocturnal hunter, N. fasciata spends the day resting in the vegetation along the water's edge or hides deep in rodent burrows along the bank. Many species of Nerodia are suspected of being venomous cottonmouths (Agisktrodon piscivorus) but the behavior of the two snakes is tremendously different.
26 lis 2021 · Running across an unknown snake in the water can be a frightening experience. The most famous water snake in Texas is known to be venomous. However, not all snakes that you encounter in or near water are dangerous to humans. Even the venomous snakes just want to get away from you.