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Diamondback Watersnake

Nerodia rhombifer

Field notes

Nerodia rhombifer, commonly known as the diamondback water snake, is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid endemic to the central United States and northern Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies of N. rhombifer, including the nominotypical subspecies.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided