floridensis
janson jones
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, 20 March 2015
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, the Florida banded watersnake;
Collier county, Florida (20 March 2015).
Perhaps my favorite snake species in Florida, this is a fairly dark Florida banded watersnake, a native, non-venomous, and entirely unaggressive species. Florida banded watersnakes are extremely variable in coloring and patterning across their range and even within populations. In south Florida, this dark pattern is a bit more prevalent than elsewhere across the Floridian peninsula.
floridensis 