Baby snakes > everything else As spring turns into summer the reptiles come out in full force! Many snake species like this young diamondback water snake, are taking advantage of the population booms of the local frogs and fish this time of year. The diamondback water snake is one of our largest native snakes in the US but I love encountering these tiny baby ones. Like all Nerodia genus water snakes this species gives live birth and can have 30 babies at once! Quite the amount! We were lucky eno