Northern Watersnake
Scientific Name: Nerodia sipedon
Photo Credits: JD Wilson
This non-venomous watersnake is reddish brown and usually cross-banded. The diet of northern water snakes is fish and amphibians. They are found in salt marshes of the Outer Banks as well as the Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the mountains of North Carolina. When threatened, they spread their jaws to look larger.
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