# Snake identification

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-identification/363234>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 5, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-identification/363234 "2006-07-05T01:39:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-identification/363234/21 "2006-07-06T02:43:53Z")

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That first one is a northern water snake. Here’s a [banded water snake](http://www.southalley.com/dsnakes/05ma_38_small.JPG), which might be another possibility.

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