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A Mangrove Salt Marsh Snake (Nerodia clarkii compressicauda) channeling its inner cobra I've seen these crossing the road before, but I had never seen one hold its head elevated like this. It remained in this position as I drove up to it, parked my car, grabbed my camera, and took photos. Geotagged,Nerodia clarkii,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

A Mangrove Salt Marsh Snake (Nerodia clarkii compressicauda) channeling its inner cobra

I've seen these crossing the road before, but I had never seen one hold its head elevated like this. It remained in this position as I drove up to it, parked my car, grabbed my camera, and took photos.

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Wow! Awesome! Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Barry's profile
    Barry
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    He is trying to be a cobra! Posted 4 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    The "u wot 8" stance. Posted 4 years ago
  4. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    Not camera shy

    Niel     Posted 4 years ago

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The Salt Marsh Snake

''Nerodia clarkii'', commonly known as the salt marsh snake, is a species of semiaquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snake found in the southeastern United States, in the brackish salt marshes along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas, with a population in northern Cuba.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Apr 11, 2021. Captured Mar 1, 2021 20:05 in Main Park Rd, Homestead, FL 33034, USA.
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  • DC-G9
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.