Red Belly Water Snake ~ Nerodia erythrogaster
Adult body length: 30 - 60 inches
Length at birth: 3 – 4 inches
Breeding period: spring or fall
Young per year: 1 – 21 young born June to September
Typical foods: insects, frogs, lizards, and fish
The Red Bellied Water Snake is a non-venomous water
snake. They prefer areas such as swamps, pond, and other
water sourses. It has a reddish-brown appearence and a red
belly. It is an aggressive snake and will bite to defend itself.
