Brown Water Snake (taxispilota)
Nerodia taxispilota
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Nerodia
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Brown Water Snake (taxispilota) (Nerodia taxispilota) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 23 more. Common: recorded in 813 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Meadow
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Floodplains
- Seasonal Wetlands
- Rivers
- Creeks
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Irrigation Canals
- Coastal Scrub
- Eastern North American Deciduous Forest
- Appalachian Forest
Related snakes
- Florida Green Watersnake Nerodia floridana
- Mississippi Green Water Snake Nerodia cyclopion
- Common Watersnake Nerodia sipedon
- Diamondback Water Snake Nerodia rhombifer
- Southern Water Snake Nerodia fasciata
- Concho Water Snake Nerodia paucimaculata
- Brazos Water Snake Nerodia harteri
- Plainbelly Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster
- Salt Marsh Snake Nerodia clarkii
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.