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What kind of water snake is this? It was found in Louisiana.

>>What kind of water snake is this? It was found in Louisiana.
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juvenile Yellow-bellied Watersnake (N. erythrogaster).

Here's a similar looking one from eastern TX -

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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

Thanks for your help. That's what I had thought, just wanted a second opinion.

Yes,....a Yellow-bellied (Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster). They can be highly variable. As they mature, the juvenile pattern can often become much less distict in certain individuals.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Thanks for your help. That's what I had thought, just wanted a second opinion.