 Bary Mansell photos. |
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Scientific name: Nerodia fasciata.
The following key will separate the two subspecies of banded watersnake that are found in Florida. If you are not certain about the characteristics in the key below, you probably can identify the subspecies by the geographic location.
| 1a | Pattern of crossbands on back darkens with age, no dark spots in the light crossbands; belly with squarish spots; Florida panhandle through coastal plain to southern Alabama and North Carolina. | Banded
watersnake, Nerodia fasciata fasciata |
| 1b | Pattern of crossbands on back darkens with age, light crossbands contains dark spot on side; belly with red and black wormlike markings; peninsular Florida. |
Florida banded watersnake, Nerodia fasciata pictiventris |
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