Queen Snake is a slender water snake often found in or beside streams in the Mountain and Piedmont regions of North Carolina. They are often seen on limbs hanging over the water, such as the one at left, and will drop into the water if disturbed.

Barnes Creek, Uwharrie National Forest, Montgomery Co., NC 4/17/2011.

Barnes Creek, Uwharrie National Forest, Montgomery Co., NC 4/17/2011.