North Carolina records
Brown Watersnake in North Carolina
HarmlessNerodia taxispilota
Yes. The Brown Watersnake has been recorded in 48 North Carolina counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
North Carolina counties with Brown Watersnake records
48 listed- Columbus
- Sampson
- Pitt
- Currituck
- Tyrrell
- Craven
- Johnston
- Gates
- Robeson
- Pender
- Brunswick
- Perquimans
- Beaufort
- Dare
- Martin
- Bladen
- Mecklenburg
- Stanly
- Jones
- Richmond
- Wayne
- Washington
- Hyde
- Hoke
- Bertie
- Halifax
- Duplin
- Pasquotank
- Cumberland
- Moore
- Harnett
- Scotland
- Northampton
- New Hanover
- Gaston
- Carteret
- Camden
- Pamlico
- Iredell
- Edgecombe
- Chatham
- Wilson
- Wake
- Rowan
- Montgomery
- Lenoir
- Anson
- Chowan
See the full Brown Watersnake profile or all snakes in North Carolina.