The Striped Crayfish Snake is a small, secretive aquatic snake that specializes in eating crayfish. It has smooth scales and a yellowish belly with dark stripes. Found in cypress swamps and heavily vegetated water bodies.
Habitat
Cypress swamps, marshes, and other heavily vegetated wetlands
Diet
Crayfish and occasionally frogs
How common
Uncommon
Best time to see a Striped Crayfish Snake
The best time to see a Striped Crayfish Snake is April–September, when about 65% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 690 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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