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The northern ring-necked snake, aka northern ringneck snake, can be found throughout most of North America. They are a subspecies of the ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus). With an abundant population, wide-spread distribution, and only some habitat loss faced as a threat, these snakes are listed as Least Concern by the […]

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The Antiguan racer is a snake species that until recently was only found on Great Bird Island off the coast of Antigua, in the eastern Caribbean. Antiguan racers are among the rarest snake species in the world. These serpents belong to the family Dipsadinae, which includes roughly half of the […]

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The checkered keelback snake, aka Asiatic water snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake that hails from southern and southeastern Asia. They prefer to dwell near and in freshwater lakes, marshes, ponds, rivers, and streams. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial […]

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The viperine snake, aka viperine water snake, can be found throughout southwestern Europe and into northwestern Africa. They prefer meadows, open woodlands close to lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and have also been recorded in locations with brackish water. Even though they have to contend with ecosystem modifications that alter their […]

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The brown water snake, aka great water snake, greater water snake, pied water snake, southern water snake, water-pilot, aspic, false moccasin, or water rattler, can be found throughout the southeastern United States. They prefer lower coastal regions, that contain canals, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and swamps. Even though they face […]

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