Common Name:

 Brown Watersnake
Scientific Name:
Nerodia taxispilota
Etymology:
Genus:

Nerodia is derived from the Greek words neros meaning "flowing" or "liquid" and dia meaning "through".
 Species:
taxispilota is derived from the Greek words taxis which means "arrangement" and spilos meaning "spot".
Vernacular Names:
Aspic, false moccasin, great water snake, pied water snake, southern water snake, water rattler.
Average Length:
30 - 60 in. (76 - 152 cm)
Virginia Record Length: 
68.7 in. (174.5 cm)
Record length:
69.5 in. (176.6 cm)

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

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