Family: Natricidae - Harmless Live-Bearing Snakes
Typical Adult Size: 30 to 55 inches
Reproduction: live bearing
Eye Pupil: round
Dorsal Scales: keeled
Anal Scale: divided
Florida Green Water Snake
Nerodia floridana
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Family: Natricidae - Harmless Live-Bearing Snakes Typical Adult Size: 30 to 55 inches Reproduction: live bearing Eye Pupil: round Dorsal Scales: keeled Anal Scale: divided |
The Florida Green Water Snake can be distinguished from other large watersnake species in South Carolina by the ring of small scales which surround the eye.
Additional Images:| Florida Green Water Snake, Nerodia floridana | adult |
| adult, head |
July 07, 2009
Contact: South Carolina Reptiles and Amphibians