Specimen Information

Nerodia sipedon
Nerodia sipedon
(Northern Watersnake)
Reptiles-Snakes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID615308
GroupReptiles-Snakes
GenusNerodia
Speciessipedon
Common NameNorthern Watersnake
StateCA
CountyPlacer
LocalityRoseville, Kaseberg Creek, adjacent to Woodcreek Highschool, NW of the intersection of Junction Blvd and Woodcreek Oaks Blvd
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Coon-Upper Auburn
HUC8 Number18020161
HUC10 NamePleasant Grove Creek-Cross Canal
HUC10 Number1802016103
HUC12 NamePleasant Grove Creek
HUC12 Number180201610302
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month8
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26614
Author:Rose, J.P., O.J. Miano, and B.D. Todd
Date:2013
Title:Trapping efficiency, demography, and density of an introduced population of northern watersnakes, Nerodia sipedon, in California.
Journal:Journal of Herpetology
Volume:47
Issue:3
Pages:421-427
Commentssurvey dates from July 15 through September 10, 2011. Abundance modeling based on capture-recapture suggests a population of ~348 individuals. Collections were by metal fish traps, plastic fish traps, and a few by hand.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected119


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