Alabama records
Common Watersnake in Alabama
HarmlessNerodia sipedon
Yes. The Common Watersnake has been recorded in 64 Alabama counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
Alabama counties with Common Watersnake records
64 listed- Madison
- Lee
- Jefferson
- Geneva
- Shelby
- Henry
- De Kalb
- Tuscaloosa
- Macon
- Perry
- Escambia
- Blount
- Lauderdale
- Covington
- Marshall
- Limestone
- Bibb
- Colbert
- Jackson
- Winston
- Morgan
- Barbour
- Lawrence
- Dale
- Calhoun
- Cherokee
- Monroe
- Baldwin
- Etowah
- Elmore
- Cleburne
- Clay
- Tallapoosa
- Cullman
- Saint Clair
- Talladega
- Chambers
- Montgomery
- Autauga
- Wilcox
- Pike
- Chilton
- Butler
- Walker
- Russell
- Marengo
- Franklin
- Randolph
- Dallas
- Clarke
- Pickens
- Mobile
- Houston
- Coosa
- Sumter
- Marion
- Lowndes
- Coffee
- Lamar
- Greene
- Fayette
- Crenshaw
- Conecuh
- Choctaw
See the full Common Watersnake profile or all snakes in Alabama.