North Carolina records
Common Watersnake in North Carolina
HarmlessNerodia sipedon
Yes. The Common Watersnake has been recorded in 79 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 Common Watersnake records
79 listed- Wake
- Orange
- Chatham
- Mecklenburg
- Durham
- Watauga
- Buncombe
- Transylvania
- Avery
- Guilford
- Catawba
- Haywood
- Dare
- Macon
- Caldwell
- Randolph
- Alexander
- Alamance
- Burke
- Henderson
- Gaston
- Rutherford
- Jackson
- Wilkes
- Swain
- Cabarrus
- Madison
- Union
- McDowell
- Forsyth
- Carteret
- Polk
- Hyde
- Beaufort
- Stokes
- Harnett
- Ashe
- Yancey
- Johnston
- Montgomery
- Surry
- Alleghany
- Stanly
- Nash
- Franklin
- Mitchell
- Iredell
- Rockingham
- Cherokee
- Granville
- Graham
- Lincoln
- Currituck
- Clay
- Pamlico
- Cleveland
- Moore
- Rowan
- Warren
- Richmond
- Vance
- Halifax
- Davidson
- Person
- Cumberland
- Yadkin
- Pitt
- Martin
- Lee
- Davie
- Edgecombe
- Wilson
- Anson
- Gates
- Caswell
- Camden
- Northampton
- New Hanover
- Hoke
See the full Common Watersnake profile or all snakes in North Carolina.