FIELD GUIDE Make way for the feisty northern water snake By Don Lyman Globe Correspondent, Updated July 13, 2022, 3:43 p.m.

Temperature A snake plant in colder temperatures requires less water than in warmer temperatures, says Hancock. This is because in cooler temperatures, the plant leaves keep the stomata closed.

Unlike some snakes, the water snake bears young alive while many Pennsylvania species, such as the black snake and hognose, lay eggs. As man as 44 young are born, usually near summer’s end.