Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 58,524
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America. It is frequently mistaken for the venomous cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common watersnake”.