harmless non venomous florida watersnake or banded water snake - nerodia fasciata - on white background. often mistaken

animal aquatic background beautiful beauty black brown closeup color colorful crawl creature creepy design detail environment eye face fasciata fish florida head herpetology isolated lake macro nature nerodia orange pattern pond predator red reptile scales serpent serpentine skin slither snake studio tail texture water watersnake white wild wildlife yellow young harmless venomous banded background mistaken cottonmouth moccasin common