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Biology Field Cards (front) Red Bellied Water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) Description: The Red Bellied water snake grows to 30-48 in (76-122 cm) long. The coloring is typically a dark brown, light brown, or grey with a bright orange to yellowish underside. When young they are branded, but are still identifiable by an unpatterned belly. ) (back) Description The Red Bellied water snake grows to 30-48 in (76-122 cm) long. The coloring is typically a dark brown, light brown, or grey with a bright orange to yellowish underside. When young they are branded, but are still identifiable by an unpatterned belly Habitat Typically are found near water such as lakes, creeks, rivers, wetlands, and swamps. They are found in coastal areas and occasionally in the piedmont region. Also found near temporary wetlands. Reproduction The species typically mates between May and June. It gives birth to somewhere between 10 and 50 live young. Predation The Red Bellied Watersnake is susceptible to a variety of predators until it reaches its larger size. The predators include but are not limited to raccoons, turtles, large fish, and kingsnakes Diet This snake typically consumes amphibians, but will also consume fish. Citations 1. Red belly water snake. (n.d.). North carolina snake pictures. Retrieved from http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/pages/rbwater.htm 2. Rogers, E., & Wilson, J. D. (n.d.). Snakes of georgia and south carolina. In Univesity of georgia. Retrieved from http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/snakes/nerery.htm 3. Linzey, D. W., & Clifford, M. J. (n.d.). Red-belly Water Snake. In Snakes of Virginia. (Original work published 1981). Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=6VHGWeaCAC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=red+bellied+watersnake+predators&source=bl&ot s=hIPCffE4aA&sig=FeQz9uilyQUWMyM1S6DrBCsuzWg&hl=en&ei=lH_gSmoOY_S8QTnlu DECQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q &f=false