Northern water snake The belly also varies in color. It can be white, yellow, or gray. Usually it also has reddish or black crescents. The northern water snake is nonvenomous and harmless to humans, but superficially resembles the venomous cottonmouth and is often killed unnecessarily as a result of this mistaken identity. The two can be easily distinguished by morphological traits: the water snake has a longer, more slender body and a flattened head the same width as the neck, round pupils, and no heat-sensing pits. The cottonmouth has a fatter body, a wedge-shaped head with prominent venom glands that are wider than
Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009 Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009 The Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009, also known as the Water for the World Act, is the name of two identical bills introduced in each house of the United States Congress. The Senate version was introduced March 17, 2009 in the 111th Congress by Dick Durbin (Illinois-D) to the United States Senate as . S. 624 has been cosponsored by 14 Senators. The House of Representatives version of the bill was introduced April 22, 2009 in the 111th Congress by Earl Blumenauer (Oregon-D) to the