Florida Green Water Snake

(Nerodia floridana)

Adults are stout-bodied snakes and may be greenish, brownish, or orangish, with no real distinctive markings other than dark speckling. Florida Green Watersnakes are commonly found in calm, shallow, vegetation-choked waters of prairies, marshes, lakes, ponds and canals, especially in areas with open canopies. Although primarily nocturnal, Florida Green Watersnakes may be found during the day basking on banks or on mats of vegetation in the water.