'Common Watersnake' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Common Watersnake

Crossing a wet road at the Blackwater refuge during heavy summer rain.

16 July 2023

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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA

Common Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon
iNaturalist Observation
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