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Originally Posted by Black Adder
That is actually a very good point, a LOT of people are under the misconception that water snakes ACTUALLY spend the majority of their time submerged in water, when in reality it is quite the opposite.
My water snakes have a huge dish for bathing but have lots of very deep susbstrate and honestly they spend 90% of the time burrowing through the substrate rather than actually in the water.
Just my personal observation.....
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Thats my experience too - not only of captive Nerodia but their behavior in the wild. Mine get in the water to hunt and to escape from me when I loom over their enclosure. The rest of the time is spent adjusting their distance from the heat and UV lights. They essentially live in very dry habitats that happen to be next to water.