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Can someone ID this creature for me. Thanks.
~JOE~
 

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Given the location, I’d say Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon). Banded and Brown Watersnakes occur further East. The markings and colorations can be similar between Bandeds and Northerns, and to make matters more complicated, they can hybridize where their ranges overlap. One distinguishing feature of the Bandeds is the dark streak extending from the eye to the jaw (as outlined by Herps of NC). This feature appears to be absent in this snake, which is another reason I believe it’s a northern.
 
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