Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Nerodia
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in Canada, United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate rainforest, temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, temperate coniferous forest and 58 more. Common: recorded in 7942 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 Rainforest
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Boreal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Prairie
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Chaparral
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
Related snakes
- Brown Water Snake (taxispilota) Nerodia taxispilota
- Florida Green Watersnake Nerodia floridana
- Mississippi Green Water Snake Nerodia cyclopion
- 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.