Bloom Native gardener's
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  8. Water Snakes

genus

Water Snakes

Nerodia

Includes
9 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Common Watersnake native
  • Plain-bellied Watersnake native
  • Banded Watersnake native
  • Diamondback Watersnake native
  • Brown Watersnake native
  • Florida Green Watersnake native
  • Saltmarsh Snake native
  • Mississippi Green Watersnake native
  • Banded Watersnake × Saltmarsh Snake native
  • Brazos River Watersnake native
  • Concho Watersnake native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native water snakes All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Common Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 97,178 observations
  • Plain-bellied Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 26,727 observations
  • Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 25,311 observations
  • Diamondback Watersnake Nerodia rhombifer 15,216 observations
  • Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 4,879 observations
  • Florida Green Watersnake Nerodia floridana 2,446 observations
  • Saltmarsh Snake Nerodia clarkii 2,213 observations
  • Mississippi Green Watersnake Nerodia cyclopion 1,722 observations
  • Brazos River Watersnake Nerodia harteri 183 observations
  • Concho Watersnake Nerodia paucimaculata 32 observations

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