Red-bellied Watersnake in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>) (Photo ID: 1464661 - Psn: 12)

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A Red-bellied Watersnake at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/12/2008).

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Red-bellied Watersnake in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Justin Lee, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 189044 - Psn: 22)

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A Red-bellied Watersnake in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/12/2008).

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A Red-bellied Watersnake in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/8/2014).

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Red-bellied Watersnake in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Wendy McCrady, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 457967 - Psn: 55)

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Red-bellied Watersnake in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jraiford, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 577560 - Psn: 66)

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Red-bellied Watersnake in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jonn, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 820710 - Psn: 75)

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Red-bellied Watersnake in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Anthony Deczynski, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 854102 - Psn: 75)

Red-bellied Watersnake in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Anthony Deczynski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Red-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) is primarily a southern species, extending north into Maryland on the Eastern Shore coastal plain. This distinctive snake inhabits swamps, ponds, lakes and rivers, especially in bottomlands. Red-bellieds usually feed on amphibians (especially frogs) or fish, but will consume other suitable prey items if available (Tennant, 2003). Red-bellied Water Snake is ranked as S2 (state rare)-S3 (watch list) in Maryland due to its restricted distribution (Maryland DNR site).

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