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14 maj 2024 · Also known as the yellow-bellied water snake, the plain-bellied water snake is common in Southeastern Missouri and Western Missouri. Though the blotched water snake, a subspecies of the plain-bellied water snake, is found in the western parts of the state.
The plain-bellied watersnake is a medium-sized, heavy-bodied, dark-colored, semiaquatic snake with a plain yellow belly. It's present in the Bootheel and north along the Mississippi River floodplain, and along our southernmost counties and northward in western Missouri into parts of northwest Missouri.
The belly is usually yellow with irregularly spaced orange, red, or brown spots or half-moon markings. The number of dark bands and blotches on the back is usually 30 or less. It prefers clear, cool, gravel-bed streams and is the most commonly encountered snake of southern Ozark streams.
Also called Redbelly, Yellowbelly, Copperbelly, or Blotched Watersnake. The Plain-bellied Watersnake can be found near various water sources, including rivers, floodplains, lakes, ponds, and wetlands. This species spends an unusual amount of time on land compared with other water snakes found in Missouri.
21 maj 2022 · Mississippi green water snakes are 30-45 inches with a greenish-brown body with many brown markings. The belly is dark gray with yellow moon markings. The Mississippi green water snake was once common in the southeast, but it may be locally extinct. They eat fish, crayfish, frogs, and salamanders.
Nerodia erythrogaster, also known as the plain-bellied water snake or plainbelly water snake, is a common species of semi- aquatic, non- venomous colubrid snake endemic to the United States. Description. The plain-bellied water snake is a large, thick-bodied, mostly patternless snake, with a generally beige underside.
30 gru 2019 · The Mississippi Green Water Snake lives in cypress swamps, and is now endangered in Missouri. Yellow-bellied Water Snake ( Nerodia erythogaster flavigaster ) This snake is greenish-grey with a yellow belly.
