A water snake and big shells in Wabash River in Ross Hills Park, 6 miles west from Lafayette, Indiana

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The image depicts a water snake swimming in shallow water with large shellfish on the river bottom.

In the foreground of the top image, the long and slender body of the snake is stretched out as it swims toward an oval-shaped shellfish with a flat back that has been partially buried in the muddy sand. The snake's head, which features yellow skin along its jawline and underside, is visible above the waterline. The top portion of the snake's tail is also visible. The snake appears to be swimming towards the shellfish, possibly intending to eat it.

The lower image shows a close-up view of the snake's backside as it swims away from the camera. This image provides a clear view of the snake's body shape and pattern, which features dark blue scales on its back with yellow skin along its sides and underside.

In both images, the water is murky and brown. The river bottom consists of muddy sand interspersed with large rocks and shells. – AI vision

🇨🇳 中文描述 / Chinese Description

1999 年 9 月 25 日,印第安纳州拉斐特西面 6 英里的罗斯山公园内的瓦巴什河上出现了一条水蛇和大贝壳。照片中可以看到一只水蛇在浅水中游泳,底部有许多贝类。照片前景中,一条长而纤细的水蛇身体向一个近似椭圆形、背部平坦且已被淤泥覆盖的贝类游去,它的头部略露出水面,下巴和颊部为黄色。照片中还可以看到一些细节,显示水蛇正在向贝类游去,可能是要吃掉它。底图显示了水蛇背部的侧影,背部泛蓝色、两侧及下部为黄色的暗条纹清晰可见。照片中的河水混浊且呈现出棕色。河底是一些杂乱的淤沙和大石块以及贝类。. – Chinese translation

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