Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Reptiles and AmphibiansConservation: Least Concern
A heavy-bodied, brown-banded, nonvenomous snake common near ponds and streams in eastern North America. Often mistaken for a cottonmouth, it basks on branches over water.
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