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Mississippi Green Watersnake

Nerodia cyclopion

The Mississippi Green Watersnake is a friendly snake that loves to swim! It has beautiful green and brown colors that help it blend in with the water plants.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Mississippi Green Watersnake is a thick-bodied snake, typically olive-green to dark brown, often with faint or absent patterns. It has strongly keeled scales and round pupils, which visibly distinguish it from venomous lookalikes like the Cottonmouth.

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Mississippi Green Watersnake
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Mississippi Green Watersnake

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A single mother Mississippi Green Watersnake can give birth to over 60 live baby snakes!

Despite their name, they are excellent divers, hunting beneath the water's surface!

These snakes have rough, 'keeled' scales that help them grip slippery surfaces, even underwater!

When scared, this snake flattens its head to look big and scary, but it's an act!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hunter

Mississippi Green Watersnake can hunt fish and frogs underwater because its muscular body and breath-holding capability make it an expert swimmer.

Fähigkeit

Live Birth

Mississippi Green Watersnake has live birth, helping its young develop safely inside the mother before entering the watery world.

Fähigkeit

Slippery Grip Scales

Mississippi Green Watersnake has strongly keeled scales that provide excellent grip, helping them navigate dense wetland vegetation and slippery banks.

Fähigkeit

Wetland Camouflage

Mississippi Green Watersnake has an olive-green to dark brown color that helps them blend perfectly with murky water and aquatic plants.

Maße und Details

Länge
76-140 cm
Gewicht
0.5-2 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
5 km/h
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Gelegegröße
10-60
Maximale Tiefe
10 m

Ernährung und Fütterung

They love to munch on fish and frogs, catching them with quick underwater movements!

Hauptnahrung

  • Fish
  • Frogs
  • Tadpoles
  • Salamanders

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

A primary food source in its habitat.

hunts

Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Frequently preys on these frogs and their tadpoles.

eaten by

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Young and adult snakes can be prey for alligators.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons sometimes prey on watersnakes found near water.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a snake, it's best to watch from a distance and not to touch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Mississippi Green Watersnake?

76-140 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Mississippi Green Watersnake?

0.5-2 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mississippi Green Watersnake?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Mississippi Green Watersnake?

5 km/h

Was frisst Mississippi Green Watersnake?

They love to munch on fish and frogs, catching them with quick underwater movements!

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Mississippi Green Watersnake?

10 km/h

Wo findet man Mississippi Green Watersnake normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Mississippi Green Watersnake?

Ambush

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