Green Water Snake

Breeding:
Mates March to April; 4-1010 young are born June to August; are 8 ¾ 10 ¾ “ long.

Habitat:
Marshes, swaps, ditches, canals, bayous, and estuaries. Most frequent where there is little current and dense aquatic vegetation.

Range:
Coastal South Carolina though Florida, west to Louisiana and e. Texas, and north though e. Arkansas to extreme s. Illinois.

Subspecies:
Green, light spots on dark belly; s. Alabama (Mobile Bay) to Texas and north to s. Illinois. Florida Green, unmarked light belly; s. South Carolina though Florida to s. Alabama

Primarily diurnal, but often active in the early evening feeding on minnows and small
fishes. Most favorable habitat for western form is wooded swamp, where many
individuals may be seen basking in branches the overhang water. The Florida Green
prefers weed-choked marshes, is less inclined to bask, and is somewhat more nocturnal. Where captured Green Water Snake will bite or smear their captors with musk, but seem more reluctant to do so than most water snakes, Instead, they often regurgitate their last meal and attempt to flee. One of the most fecund snakes in our range.