Nerodia sipedon insularum

Lake Erie Water Snake

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Overview

The Lake Erie Water Snake is large, heavy bodied, and more uniform in color than its close relative the Northern Water Snake. Its ground color is usually gray, which often is greenish or brownish, and the dark markings that one sees on the Northern Water Snake are greatly reduced or completely lacking. The undersurface is uniformly white or yellowish white

Scientific Name

Nerodia sipedon insularum
Common Name
Lake Erie Water Snake
Lake Erie Watersnake
FWS Category
Reptiles
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Listing

Sep 18, 1985

Sep 18, 1985 Listing
Review of Vertebrate Wildlife; Notice of Review; 50 FR 37958-37967
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Item 1

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Jan 6, 1989

Jan 6, 1989 Listing
ETWP; Animal Notice of Review; 54 FR 554 579
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Nov 21, 1991

Nov 21, 1991 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 56 FR 58804 58836
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Item 3

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Aug 18, 1993

Aug 18, 1993 Listing (Threatened)
ETWP; Proposed Threatened Status for the Lake Erie Water Snake, Nerodia Sipedon Insularum
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Item 4

Listing

Nov 15, 1994

Nov 15, 1994 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species.
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Item 5

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Feb 28, 1996

Feb 28, 1996 Listing
ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened S…
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Sep 19, 1997

Sep 19, 1997 Listing
Review of Plant and Animal Taxa
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Item 7

Listing

Aug 30, 1999

Aug 30, 1999 Listing (Threatened)
ETWP; Threatened Status for Lake Erie Water Snakes (Nerodia sipedon insularum) on the Offshore Islan…
  • Publication type: Final
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Item 8

Recovery Plan

Jun 19, 2003

Jun 19, 2003 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for the Lake Erie Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) for…
  • Publication type: Draft
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Item 9

Recovery Plan

Sep 25, 2003

Sep 25, 2003 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Approved Recovery Plan for the Lake Erie Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum)
  • Publication type: Final
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Item 10

Five Year Review

Apr 22, 2008

Apr 22, 2008 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Notice of initiation of review; request for information on seven listed midwestern species
  • Publication type: Notice
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Item 11

Post Delisting Monitoring Plan

Jun 1, 2010

Jun 1, 2010 Post Delisting Monitoring Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Proposed Rule to remove the Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) from the Federal list o…
  • Publication type: Draft
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Item 12

Delisting

Jun 1, 2010

Jun 1, 2010 Delisting
Proposed Rule to remove the Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) from the Federal list o…
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Item 13

Critical Habitat

Jun 1, 2010

Jun 1, 2010 Critical Habitat (Not prudent at proposed listing)
Proposed Rule to remove the Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) from the Federal list o…
  • Publication type: CH Prudency Determination
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Item 14

Delisting

Aug 16, 2011

Aug 16, 2011 Delisting
Removal of the Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) From the Federal List of Endangered…
  • Publication type: Final
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Item 15