Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)

Created: January 14th, 2008 - 02:19 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Tim Wright
Record 8077

Country: United States		State: New York	County: Erie County	Time: 2005-00-00 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Female	Method: Debris flipping	Habitat: grassy hillside next to creek
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

The snake was very large and wide, leading us to believe it was a female. It was too fast and we failed at catching it. It slithered quickly down the hill and into the creek. It retreated into darker parts of the water because the hillside was next to a bridge.