Louisiana records
Banded Watersnake in Louisiana
HarmlessNerodia fasciata
Yes. The Banded Watersnake has been recorded in 62 Louisiana counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
Louisiana counties with Banded Watersnake records
62 listed- East Baton Rouge
- Jefferson
- Saint Tammany
- Tangipahoa
- Ouachita
- Livingston
- Saint Martin
- Calcasieu
- Saint John the Baptist
- Saint James
- Plaquemines
- Orleans
- Lafayette
- Iberville
- Cameron
- Jefferson Davis
- Rapides
- Lafourche
- Vermilion
- Saint Charles
- Saint Bernard
- Natchitoches
- Saint Landry
- Ascension
- Acadia
- Saint Mary
- Avoyelles
- Terrebonne
- Caddo
- Vernon
- Beauregard
- Iberia
- Grant
- De Soto
- Catahoula
- Bossier
- Pointe Coupee
- Lincoln
- Webster
- Morehouse
- Jackson
- Concordia
- East Feliciana
- Washington
- Madison
- Franklin
- West Baton Rouge
- Winn
- West Feliciana
- Union
- Evangeline
- Claiborne
- Sabine
- La Salle
- Caldwell
- Bienville
- Assumption
- Allen
- Tensas
- Saint Helena
- Richland
- Red River
See the full Banded Watersnake profile or all snakes in Louisiana.