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Water Snakes
Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2005.
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In North America Nerodia is the genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as water snakes. Nerodia species vary greatly, but all are relatively heavy-bodied snakes, sometimes growing to 4 feet or larger. They have flattened heads, with small eyes that have round pupils, and keeled scales. Some display distinct banding, others have blotching, and some have diamond-shaped patterns. Most are brown or olive green, with markings being brown, or black, yellow or cream-colored accenting is common. As their name implies they spend the vast majority of their time in, or very near permanent sources of water and can often be found basking on tree branches which overhang slow moving streams or ponds. Their primary diet is fish and amphibians, and they are quite adept at catching both in their aquatic environment. They will also consume rodents. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all Water Snakes. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.
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flukes/worms, something please help
by mishy - Jul 13, 2005 07:33 PM |
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Aug 01, 2005 10:44 AM by athos_76 |
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Interesting find: Anery Mud Snake
by Oxyrhopus - Jul 12, 2005 04:36 PM |
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Jul 13, 2005 07:22 PM by Mike Stefani |
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red bellied mud snake info please!!!!!!!
by glitterlust - Jul 11, 2005 05:53 PM |
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Jul 13, 2005 10:55 PM by Mike Stefani |
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Anyone live near Hilton Head Island, SC? more...
by metal_pitbu11 - Jul 10, 2005 11:38 PM |
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Where can I buy a good watersnake and what is a good species for captivity?
by rj1204 - Jul 09, 2005 10:34 AM |
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Jul 09, 2005 11:11 PM by justin stricklin |
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Belly color
by nomadofthehills - Jul 08, 2005 12:00 AM |
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Jul 08, 2005 04:40 PM by nomadofthehills |
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Can you help me identify this snake?
by august9 - Jul 06, 2005 02:15 PM |
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Jul 08, 2005 12:30 PM by rick gordon |
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Baby Florida Banded Watersnake
by PrestonJarvis - Jul 06, 2005 08:47 AM |
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Has anyone asked John_White ....
by michael56 - Jul 05, 2005 08:44 PM |
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Jul 09, 2005 12:02 AM by justin stricklin |
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My 9 year old boy picked this up yesterday...
by dmac - Jul 05, 2005 01:50 AM |
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Jul 07, 2005 09:55 PM by michael56 |
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Mud snake belly shot:
by Oxyrhopus - Jun 30, 2005 01:04 PM |
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Jul 05, 2005 07:51 PM by michael56 |
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just a pic
by nomadofthehills - Jun 29, 2005 12:59 AM |
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Jul 03, 2005 08:04 PM by nomadofthehills |
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Queen of the Pond
by John_White - Jun 26, 2005 09:02 PM |
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Jun 28, 2005 06:49 PM by Steve_Craig |
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Can anyone ID this snake?
by SecretSReptiles - Jun 26, 2005 03:26 PM |
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Jul 08, 2005 12:54 PM by rick gordon |
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Test
by Coach - Jun 25, 2005 08:04 PM |
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question
by reptidude324 - Jun 22, 2005 08:22 PM |
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Jun 24, 2005 01:40 PM by reptidude324 |
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New N water snake NEED HELP!
by coluberking25 - Jun 21, 2005 07:40 PM |
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Jun 21, 2005 11:35 PM by justin stricklin |
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Odd looking diamondback water i found
by reptidude324 - Jun 20, 2005 05:35 PM |
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Jun 22, 2005 12:41 PM by rick gordon |
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N.rhombifer questions
by dannihs - Jun 20, 2005 03:13 PM |
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Jun 21, 2005 12:20 AM by justin stricklin |
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weird looking midland
by justin stricklin - Jun 20, 2005 02:16 PM |
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Jun 20, 2005 02:27 PM by Snake_Master |
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PICS
by justin stricklin - Jun 20, 2005 02:12 PM |
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What a Deal!
by John_White - Jun 18, 2005 03:44 PM |
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Jun 20, 2005 03:24 PM by John_White |
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just a few feeding q's
by Lachesis1 - Jun 18, 2005 01:56 AM |
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Jun 19, 2005 12:56 AM by michael56 |
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Unusual N water snake found last week in e. KY
by DeanAlessandrini - Jun 14, 2005 08:19 AM |
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Jun 14, 2005 12:09 PM by rick gordon |
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My new red phase midland eating pics
by justin stricklin - Jun 13, 2005 11:52 PM |
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Jun 14, 2005 12:02 PM by Snake_Master |
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Dark phase FL water eating pics
by justin stricklin - Jun 13, 2005 11:44 PM |
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Jun 23, 2005 09:52 PM by kingsnake2 |
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Gravid females seen today...
by crimsonking - Jun 12, 2005 08:31 AM |
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Jun 14, 2005 12:02 AM by justin stricklin |
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Pics of waters below...
by crimsonking - Jun 11, 2005 05:32 PM |
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Jun 14, 2005 12:03 AM by justin stricklin |
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Nerodiea e. erythrogaster
by Lachesis1 - Jun 11, 2005 12:22 AM |
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Jun 18, 2005 01:43 AM by Lachesis1 |
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Any tricks to catching one?
by kingsnake2 - Jun 05, 2005 10:50 PM |
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Jun 15, 2005 10:50 AM by kingsnake2 |
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Sexing N. water snake
by venomv999 - Jun 05, 2005 06:36 PM |
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Jun 05, 2005 10:17 PM by undfun |
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Just caught one, opinion needed...
by Doug89 - Jun 05, 2005 03:58 PM |
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Jun 07, 2005 02:47 PM by doug89 |
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any suggestions
by shaymus - Jun 01, 2005 04:04 PM |
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Jun 07, 2005 02:30 AM by shaymus |
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Erpeton
by Justyn - May 31, 2005 11:25 AM |
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Jun 07, 2005 12:38 PM by rick gordon |
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Water Snake spring fling
by canidman - May 30, 2005 07:28 PM |
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Jun 03, 2005 10:24 PM by undfun |
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Here's lookin' at ya....
by crimsonking - May 28, 2005 05:55 AM |
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Jun 06, 2005 06:41 PM by michael56 |
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queen snake ,crawfish snake,orwhat?
by reptidude324 - May 26, 2005 07:45 PM |
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May 26, 2005 11:41 PM by undfun |
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Tentacled and File Snakes
by chelidae - May 26, 2005 04:01 PM |
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Jul 28, 2005 11:18 PM by snakemastermyke |
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Tentacled snake
by Tomvos - May 21, 2005 07:18 AM |
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Jun 23, 2005 05:14 PM by telefrag |
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The whole "goldfish are bad" discussion...
by nomadofthehills - May 20, 2005 12:23 PM |
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Aug 05, 2005 06:49 PM by Phil Peak |
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File Snakes Arrived-A. Granulatus
by btma - May 18, 2005 09:41 PM |
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Jul 03, 2005 04:43 AM by btma |
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Yellow belly water snake pic
by justin stricklin - May 15, 2005 10:12 PM |
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Banded water snake
by buddygrout - May 15, 2005 07:14 PM |
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May 17, 2005 11:39 PM by undfun |
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One more tentacled snake question
by the_brat_prince - May 13, 2005 10:47 PM |
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May 15, 2005 07:16 PM by the_brat_prince |
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Striped Crayfish question. . .
by Pondoris - May 13, 2005 07:46 PM |
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May 13, 2005 09:30 PM by Pondoris |
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Neonate Nerodia fasciata fasciata captive care, need info please.
by vamp - May 10, 2005 08:48 PM |
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May 11, 2005 06:50 PM by justin stricklin |
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Croaker Fish as Watersnake Food?
by McKenzieS - May 10, 2005 08:13 PM |
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May 20, 2005 12:33 PM by rick gordon |
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the right set up?
by the_brat_prince - May 09, 2005 10:36 PM |
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May 12, 2005 12:09 PM by Oxyrhopus |
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New Pics Of Albino
by sevur - May 09, 2005 08:38 PM |
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May 09, 2005 08:43 PM by sevur |
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Sundays find
by goini04 - May 09, 2005 02:01 PM |
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May 09, 2005 07:38 PM by justin stricklin |
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Albino Water Snake
by Sevur - May 05, 2005 09:57 PM |
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May 07, 2005 11:25 AM by justin stricklin |
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Look what I found!!
by justin stricklin - May 02, 2005 06:05 PM |
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Jun 24, 2005 01:49 AM by njsnakeman |
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tentacled snakes
by the_brat_prince - Apr 25, 2005 03:49 PM |
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Apr 26, 2005 12:19 PM by rick gordon |
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hypo diamond back water?
by blood-python - Apr 24, 2005 08:20 PM |
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Apr 28, 2005 07:38 PM by justin stricklin |
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A fond memory...
by caecilianman02 - Apr 23, 2005 08:31 PM |
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Caught in the act
by crimsonking - Apr 23, 2005 05:25 PM |
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Apr 23, 2005 07:25 PM by justin stricklin |
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Caught a queen snake today
by Snake_Master - Apr 21, 2005 04:34 PM |
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Apr 21, 2005 05:46 PM by Snake_Master |
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My nerodia is a garbage can !
by mizar 21 - Apr 21, 2005 03:54 PM |
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Apr 21, 2005 08:33 PM by ssssnakeluver |
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Need Help
by toiletoctopus - Apr 19, 2005 10:05 PM |
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Apr 20, 2005 04:52 PM by rick gordon |
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FL banded water snake....
by crimsonking - Apr 19, 2005 09:53 PM |
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Apr 22, 2005 10:55 PM by fliptop |
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Bad news
by justin stricklin - Apr 18, 2005 11:10 AM |
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Apr 21, 2005 11:26 AM by justin stricklin |
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Question getting young possibly newborn water snakes to feed?
by aberlour - Apr 13, 2005 02:28 PM |
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Apr 15, 2005 01:37 AM by aberlour |
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Saw many of these little guys yesterday.
by Gargoyle420 - Apr 12, 2005 07:23 PM |
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Need Help Identifying A Water Snake
by technick - Apr 11, 2005 08:45 AM |
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Apr 11, 2005 11:36 AM by justin stricklin |
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Questions about elephant trunk snake ..
by a_chen_tw - Apr 11, 2005 04:49 AM |
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Apr 12, 2005 11:39 AM by rick gordon |
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water snakes and rodents
by feild_specialist - Mar 27, 2005 06:34 PM |
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Mar 27, 2005 08:36 PM by justin stricklin |
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Large midland
by justin stricklin - Mar 27, 2005 02:07 PM |
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Mar 27, 2005 08:51 PM by justin stricklin |
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Pic of my brown water that I got last weekend
by justin stricklin - Mar 27, 2005 02:02 PM |
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Diamond back water snake morphs
by feild_specialist - Mar 27, 2005 12:45 PM |
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Chaco/Paraguay Swamp Snakes (Liophis poecilogyrus)
by Reptile World - Mar 24, 2005 06:54 PM |
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Apr 06, 2005 10:05 PM by Reptile World |
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water snake and racer habitat on Ft. Bragg
by copa - Mar 23, 2005 06:33 PM |
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Mar 27, 2005 12:25 PM by justin stricklin |
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water snake pic what do you think its the best my dads taken so far im holding the snake
by copa - Mar 23, 2005 06:31 PM |
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I got a new book. Does anyoen else have it?
by justin stricklin - Mar 23, 2005 01:26 PM |
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Mar 29, 2005 01:36 PM by Paul Hollander |
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feeding pics
by justin stricklin - Mar 17, 2005 07:46 PM |
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Mar 21, 2005 07:47 PM by michael56 |
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Water snake food
by mizar 21 - Mar 17, 2005 07:09 AM |
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Mar 20, 2005 02:14 PM by justin stricklin |
