Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

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Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Nerodia
Species: N. fasciata
Subspecies: N. f. pictiventris
Trinomial name
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris
Cope, 1895

Nerodia fasciata pictiventris or Florida Banded Watersnake is a non-venomous Southern Water Snake subspecies found throughout Florida, southeastern Georgia, and has been introduced to Brownsville, Texas.

Adults average 24-42 inches (61-106.7 cm) in length.

A juvenile Florida Banded Watersnake
A juvenile Florida Banded Watersnake