Man Hand Feeds Diamondback Water Snake

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They keep aquatic habitats healthier by eating weakened fish and carrion. This pattern is more apparent towards the head.

I didn't immediately think of it as a fungal infection. Diamondback Rattlesnake Diet: The primary source of nutrition for the diamondback rattlesnake is rodents. For some reason, and I can't figure out why, people associate aggression or defensive behavior in snakes with venom. Out west where the large bullfrog has become invasive and is waging war against native frogs, these water snakes do their part to reduce the number of bullfrogs in those areas.

MObugs: Diamondback Water Snake

Photo: The diamondback water snake is our largest water snake. The record is 63 inches. The average size range that I have seen and collected is 3 - 5 feet and very stout. It is found throughout the state. As with most of our water snakes, it is generally absent from the marsh. Although they inhabit fast moving streams and rivers, they are more common in slow moving waters. The one pictured here is basking on a log in Red Chute Bayou in Bossier Parish. Wild caught water snakes should be handled with caution. Not only can they be agressive, but they have very powerful musk glands near the cloaca that can make a a herper with even the best control gag. They thrash the tail and fling musk all over the diamond water snake. Unfortunately, the smell stays with you for a long time. I normally carry sanitized baby wipes with me, but they are useless against this smell. Their diet is similar to most other water snakes: they primarily eat fish and frogs. These and other large water snakes can inflict a very painful bite. Just about anyone with some experience with these snakes can attest to their ability to inflict a very painful, bloody bite. Many of them do calm down and can be handled with relative ease to make great exhibit animals diamond water snake if you can get over the oder, of course!.

I didn't immediately think of it as a fungal infection. Jonathan, it sounds like you found a black rat snake at your grandfathers place. In a pond on this man's Texas property lives 3 large Nerodia rhombifer, which are more commonly known as diamondback water snakes. This is my go-to guide when trying to identify all those unique insects that show up in my yard, or anywhere else. We, as conservationists, understand that a realistic balance between biologists and the public needs to be met so that the communities dependent upon these events will not be left economically unstable. Out west where the large bullfrog has become invasive and is waging war against native frogs, these water snakes do their part to reduce the number of bullfrogs in those areas.