15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus), equally at home on land and water

The Brown Water Snake, extremely agile and strongly associated with aquatic environments. This snake was found next to a mountain stream during biodiversity surveys in the Soutpansberg mountains

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2017
Date Uploaded: 08.2017
Photo Location: South Africa
Camera: COOLPIX P610
Copyright: © Melissa Petford