Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.
ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The copperbelly water snake or copperbelly ( Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the Central United States, which is listed as a threatened species. Copperbelly water snakes have a solid dark (usually black but bluish and brown) back with a bright orange-red belly. The copperbelly water snake or copperbelly (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the Central United States, which is listed as a threatened species. Copperbelly Watersnakes (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta) have a black back and an orange to red belly. Juvenile snakes of both subspecies have dark brown to grayish bands on their backs .
