Salt Marsh Snake
Printable VersionCommon Name:
Salt Marsh Snake
Scientific Name:
Nerodia clarkii
Category:
Water Snakes
Identification:
15-35 inches. Pale gray or tan above with three broad, dark brown or black longitudinal stripes and a dark band through the eye; underside dark reddish brown with a central row of pale spots. The keeled scales are in 21 rows.
Habits:
Salt marsh snakes occur in open brackish and salt marshes. They give birth to 3-19 young.
Distribution:
Coastal mashes including the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain.
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