Concho Water Snake
(Nerodia paucimaculata)
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Concho Water Snake (Nerodia paucimaculata) |
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Photo courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife Department © 2006
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Nerodia harteri Range restricted to the Brazos River and not found in the Concho or Colorado Rivers. Belly with dark spots along its lateral margins.
Nerodia fasciata Sides of body with broad light yellow to red bands.
Nerodia erythrogaster Sides and top of body without vague blotches. Concho Water Snake (Nerodia paucimaculata) Identification: Snake 16 to 32 inches in length. A non-descript species with vague markings. Color variable ranging from greenish brown to gray. Dorsal markings weak. Each side with two rows of darker blotches. Belly pink to orange with rows of dark spots along sides of the belly weak to absent. either side. Venter red. Dorsal scale rows with 21 to 25 scales near the mid-part of the body. Scales keeled and anal plate divided. Geographical Variation: None. Range (see map below): The Concho Water Snake is restricted to portions of the Concho and Colorado Rivers in central Texas. Habitat: This species is found along the shorelines and in the water of streams and rivers. The young require riffles in the shallow waters of fast-flowing streams. Food: Small fish. Behavior: The ConchoWater Snake is diurnal and is commonly found along the banks of small streams or in shallow water. Young hide under rocks. Adults use woody vegetation along the banks of the stream to bask on. Reproduction: Unknown, but presumably it bears live young as do other species of the genus Nerodia.
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Concho Water Snake (Nerodia paucimaculata)
Similar Species: Harter's Water Snake (Nerodia harteri) Southern Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata) Plain-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster)
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