Energy & environment · 15/12/1994Updated: 10/18/2026 · 1 min read

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Comment Period on the Proposal To List the Northern Copperbelly Water Snake (Nerodia Erythrogaster Neglecta) as a Threatened Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the comment period for a proposal to list the Northern Copperbelly Water Snake as a threatened species. The snake is found in isolated populations in the Midwest, including Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky.