Kansas records
Common Watersnake in Kansas
HarmlessNerodia sipedon
Yes. The Common Watersnake has been recorded in 79 Kansas counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
Kansas counties with Common Watersnake records
79 listed- Chase
- Johnson
- Douglas
- Riley
- Jefferson
- Sedgwick
- Ellis
- Saline
- Cowley
- Greenwood
- Russell
- Brown
- Leavenworth
- Elk
- Osage
- Allen
- Bourbon
- Geary
- Shawnee
- Lyon
- Butler
- Linn
- Cherokee
- Ellsworth
- Pottawatomie
- Stafford
- Marshall
- Atchison
- Franklin
- Miami
- McPherson
- Sumner
- Doniphan
- Chautauqua
- Scott
- Kingman
- Anderson
- Wilson
- Wabaunsee
- Marion
- Wyandotte
- Washington
- Trego
- Reno
- Nemaha
- Morris
- Harvey
- Pratt
- Barton
- Barber
- Dickinson
- Crawford
- Woodson
- Rooks
- Norton
- Neosho
- Montgomery
- Hamilton
- Ford
- Coffey
- Sheridan
- Pawnee
- Ottawa
- Meade
- Kiowa
- Hodgeman
- Gray
- Finney
- Cloud
- Clay
- Ness
- Mitchell
- Lincoln
- Labette
- Jewell
- Harper
- Graham
- Gove
- Comanche
See the full Common Watersnake profile or all snakes in Kansas.