Brown water snake
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The brown water snake (Nerodia taxispilota) is a large species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States. This snake is often one of the most abundant species of snakes found in rivers and streams of the southeastern United States, yet many aspects of its natural history is poorly known. Due to abundance and distribution throughout its biological range, this species could be used to investigate anthropogenic impacts on aquatic ecosystems by studying their movements.[2]
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Brown water snake | |
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Nerodia taxispilota in West Palm Beach, Florida | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Nerodia |
Species: | N. taxispilota |
Binomial name | |
Nerodia taxispilota (Holbrook, 1842) | |
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Lycodonomorphus rufulus is sometimes also called the brown water snake, but L. rufulus is found in South Africa.