Common Name: 
Mississippi Green water snake

Scientific Name:
Nerodia cyclopion

Identification: 16-50 in. Dark gray-green or olive above, with small, dark indistinct markings; belly pale with diffuse gray spotting increasing toward tail; scales keeled.

Habits: Green water snakes prefer large permanent bodies of water, especially in open country and around open cypress lakes.

Distribution: The southern part of the state and the Red, Ouachita and Mississippi River Valleys.

Comments: This snake is non-venomous.