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RE: What kind of snake is this?

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Posted by: DMong at Sun Jul 10 19:38:31 2011  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]  
   

Definitely not a Moccasin whatsoever. It looks to be a Northern Water Snake(Nerodia sipedon). I blew the photo up a bit on a program, and the small stout body, forward high-set eyes, and the head shape, all point to it being a very typical and harmless Northern Watersnake.


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