New York records
Common Watersnake in New York
HarmlessNerodia sipedon
Yes. The Common Watersnake has been recorded in 58 New York counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
New York counties with Common Watersnake records
58 listed- Ulster
- Tompkins
- Westchester
- Dutchess
- Onondaga
- Erie
- Orange
- Saratoga
- Suffolk
- Broome
- Monroe
- Rockland
- Oswego
- Sullivan
- Washington
- Putnam
- Warren
- Chautauqua
- Richmond
- Saint Lawrence
- Essex
- Jefferson
- Cattaraugus
- Lake Ontario
- Schuyler
- Rensselaer
- Ontario
- Greene
- Genesee
- Columbia
- Wyoming
- Cayuga
- Chemung
- Tioga
- Wayne
- Seneca
- Oneida
- Albany
- Niagara
- Yates
- Steuben
- Chenango
- Livingston
- Orleans
- Allegany
- Clinton
- Schenectady
- Madison
- Lewis
- Cortland
- Schoharie
- Montgomery
- Herkimer
- Fulton
- Delaware
- Queens
- New York
- Hamilton
See the full Common Watersnake profile or all snakes in New York.