Brown Watersnake vs. Banded Watersnake
South of Virginia the two share every big river and cypress swamp of the coastal plain; the Banded does not reach Virginia. A: Square blotches set like a checkerboard, not bands in the Brown Watersnake; dark crossbands right down the body in the Banded Watersnake. B: Plain brown, no stripe in the Brown Watersnake; a dark stripe from the eye to the angle of the jaw in the Banded Watersnake.
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