Copperbelly Watersnake Conservation Areas in Kentucky

Copperbelly Conservation Agreement Area. These areas were developed by biologists in support of the Copperbelly Water Snake Conservation Agreements for Illinois, Southern Indiana, and Kentucky (see http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/reptiles/copprfct.html). Kentucky is considered to have the largest number of copperbelly watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta ) The snake was once abundant throughout western Kentucky but is now restricted to isolated populations铜腹蛇保护协议区域（Copperbelly Conservation Agreement Area）。该类区域由生物学家为支持伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州南部及肯塔基州的铜腹水蛇保护协议而划定，详见http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/reptiles/copprfct.html。肯塔基州被认为拥有数量最多的铜腹水蛇（Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta），该物种曾广泛分布于肯塔基州西部全域，但目前仅存孤立种群。