Yellow-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster)
Created: April 26th, 2007 - 09:45 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jeff Holt
Record 2867
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jeff Holt
Record 2867
Country: United States |
State: Tennessee |
County: Shelby County |
Time: 2007-04-26 19:40:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Artificial cover flipping |
Habitat: Wooded lake - ripairian corridor for Wolf River |
Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 65.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: 74% |
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Sky Conditions: Overcast |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 232.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: 758.95 mmHg |
Notes
We were out flipping and my daughter found the snake under an old cardboard box. Snake was 150' from water; had recently eaten a frog, which it regurgitated. It was aggressive, musked and struck repeatedly. It was 39" long including tail.