Plainbelly Water Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Nerodia
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Plainbelly Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, temperate coniferous forest, subtropical forest and 45 more. Common: recorded in 3701 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
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Prairie
- Meadow
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
Related snakes
- Brown Water Snake (taxispilota) Nerodia taxispilota
- 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
- 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.