Florida Green Watersnake vs. Banded Watersnake
Banded Watersnakes are the common watersnake of the same south Georgia swamps. A: Plain greenish-brown, no bands in the Florida Green Watersnake; dark crossbands all the way down the body in the Banded Watersnake. B: A row of small scales between the eye and the lip in the Florida Green Watersnake; the lip scales touch the eye; a dark stripe from the eye to the jaw in the Banded Watersnake. The Florida Green is the biggest watersnake in North America (to 55 in) and is protected in Georgia.
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