GULF SALTMARSH WATER SNAKE
Nerodia clarkii clarkii

Nerodia   clarkii   clarkii     from     Brazoria     County,    Texas                                                                      Photo by John Williams

Nerodia   clarkii   clarkii     from     Brazoria     County,    Texas                                                                      Photo by John Williams

Nerodia   clarkii   clarkii    from    Matagorda     County,   Texas                                                                      Photo by John Williams

Distribution:  In our region, this species occurs only near the brackish waters along the Texas Gulf Coast from the Texas-Louisiana border to as far south as Corpus Christi Bay in Nueces County. Legal Status:  The Gulf Saltmarsh Water Snake has no protected status in our region.

Range of Nerodia clarkii clarkii              Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR

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