nerodia fasciata confluens
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 – 9:14 am
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas
I spotted this snake swimming in a channel along a rice field. It was perhaps two feet long. I was standing on the road about 15 feet away. It swam steadily except when I moved suddenly. It reacted by sinking down into the water so that only its head was above the surface. When it decided I wasn’t a threat, it continued on its way, moving toward the far bank and disappearing into overhanging vegetation.
Less than five minutes after it disappeared, a Cottonmouth crossed the road in front of me and disappeared down into the same ditch.
