Copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster
neglecta)
Photo by USFWS
Northern Distinct Population Segment - north of 40 north latitude; approximately Indianapolis, Indiana (the southern population segment is not protected under the Endangered Species Act)
Status: Threatened, listed January 29, 1997
Habitat: Wooded and permanently wet areas such as oxbows, sloughs, brushy ditches and floodplain woods
Lead Region: 3
Region 3 Lead Office: East Lansing, Michigan Field Office
Range: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
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Life history, Ecology and Regulatory Information
Species
Profile links
to national U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service web pages
Fact
Sheet
Copperbelly
final listing package - full text (pdf)
Copperbelly Water Snake: Identification, Status, Ecology and Conservation in the Midwest by the Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Management
Recovery Information
May 2010: 5-Year Review (16-page PDF)
2009 Recovery Land Acquisition Grant: Copperbelly water snake habitat acquisition in Williams County, OH, and Hillsdale County, MI (Williams County, OH and Hillsdale County, MI)
Copperbelly Water Snake Recovery Plan (Dec. 2009)
Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Restoring Southeast Michigan’s High Diversity Landscapes Through Collaborative Stewardship – Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan
Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Reforestation and Wetland Restoration for Permanent Native Habitat in the St. Joseph River Watershed – Hillsdale County, Michigan; Defiance and Williams Counties, Ohio; Allen, Dekalb, and Noble Counties,
Indiana
Copperbelly
Water Snake Conservation Agreements for Illinois, Southern Indiana,
and Kentucky (includes information on life history)
Reptiles
Midwest Endangered Species Home
