| IPTC Info |
| Category: |
SNA |
| Supplemental category: |
NERODIA |
| Keywords: |
snake, squamata, squamate, legless, reptile, plain belly, plainbelly, plain-bellied, plain-belly, watersnake, yellow belly, yellowbelly, yellow-bellied, juvenile, baby, young, water, ditch, mud |
| Byline: |
© Kory Roberts |
| State: |
AR |
| Country: |
United States of America |
| Headline: |
Plainbelly Water Snake |
| Credit: |
SnakesOfArkansas.com |
| Source: |
SnakesOfArkansas.com |
| Copyright Notice: |
© Kory Roberts / SnakesOfArkansas.com |
| Caption: |
Near Boles, Scott Co., Arkansas, USA
This young snake was found in a water-filled tire rut as it hunted for toad tadpoles.
This species looks very similar to the Northern/Midland Watersnake when it is young; except for the belly. As it grows older, the top patterning will eventually become a solid brown or olive. |
| Caption writer: |
KR |
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