Arkansas records
Banded Watersnake in Arkansas
HarmlessNerodia fasciata

Yes. The Banded Watersnake has been recorded in 46 Arkansas counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
Arkansas counties with Banded Watersnake records
46 listed- Pulaski
- Columbia
- Desha
- Lonoke
- Faulkner
- Arkansas
- White
- Mississippi
- Monroe
- Jefferson
- Crittenden
- Saline
- Conway
- Saint Francis
- Poinsett
- Chicot
- Ashley
- Craighead
- Ouachita
- Drew
- Miller
- Lincoln
- Perry
- Little River
- Lee
- Jackson
- Clark
- Union
- Sevier
- Hempstead
- Greene
- Cross
- Pope
- Phillips
- Nevada
- Baxter
- Grant
- Clay
- Woodruff
- Bradley
- Prairie
- Lawrence
- Lafayette
- Independence
- Hot Spring
- Dallas
See the full Banded Watersnake profile or all snakes in Arkansas.