Watersnakes
Nerodia
Nerodia is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as water snakes due to their aquatic behavior. The genus includes nine species, all native to North America.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Common Watersnake
speciesNerodia sipedon
Plain-bellied Watersnake
speciesNerodia erythrogaster
Banded Watersnake
speciesNerodia fasciata
Diamondback Watersnake
speciesNerodia rhombifer
Brown Watersnake
speciesNerodia taxispilota
Florida Green Watersnake
speciesNerodia floridana
Saltmarsh Snake
speciesNerodia clarkii
Mississippi Green Watersnake
speciesNerodia cyclopion
Banded Watersnake × Saltmarsh Snake
hybridNerodia fasciata × clarkii
Brazos River Watersnake
speciesNerodia harteri
Concho Watersnake
speciesNerodia paucimaculata
Plain-bellied × Banded Watersnake
hybridNerodia erythrogaster × fasciata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29299.