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

Résumé

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) gives notice that the comment period on the proposal is reopened. The northern copperbelly water snake now persists in isolated populations in southern Michigan and adjacent Indiana and Ohio, southern Indiana, southeastern Illinois, and adjacent Kentucky. It occupies lowland swamps and adjacent wooded and upland areas. The Service has recently received several reports dealing with northern copperbelly water snake biology, and these reports are being made available for public review and comment. The reopened comment period will allow interested parties to review these studies and submit additional comments on the proposed rule.