Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)

Created: June 24th, 2009 - 09:43 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 26584

Country: United States		State: Missouri	County: Warren County	Time: 2009-06-17 21:21:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Small lake in forest community
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 815.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

This water snake just had its first 12" sticking out of vegetation into the open. It took me a second in the dark to be sure it was a water snake and not a copperhead, and in that second the snake bolted into the water, leaving me without a voucher.