I photographed this juvenile Blotched Water Snake in a small, ornamental pond at the Elm Fork Nature Preserve in Carrollton. This juvenile Blotched Water Snake was very small. In these pictures look for minnows and a spider, as these will help you judge the snake’s actual size.
![Notice the spider on the leaf at the top of the photograph. This juvenile Blotched Water Snake was very small.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blotchedwatersnake-smallpondsmallsnake-001.jpg)
![A juvenile Blotched Water Snake in a small, ornamental pond at the Elm Fork Nature Preserve in Carrollton.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blotchedwatersnake-smallpondsmallsnake-002.jpg)
![Compare the juvenile snake's size to the minnows along the right-hand side of the photograph.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blotchedwatersnake-smallpondsmallsnake-003.jpg)