Pennsylvania records
Common Watersnake in Pennsylvania
HarmlessNerodia sipedon
Yes. The Common Watersnake has been recorded in 67 Pennsylvania counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
Pennsylvania counties with Common Watersnake records
67 listed- Allegheny
- Bucks
- Montgomery
- Chester
- Delaware
- Pike
- Philadelphia
- Westmoreland
- Erie
- Cumberland
- York
- Monroe
- Butler
- Centre
- Berks
- Carbon
- Fayette
- Lancaster
- Crawford
- Venango
- Dauphin
- Beaver
- Lycoming
- Washington
- Northampton
- Wayne
- Somerset
- Lehigh
- Luzerne
- Huntingdon
- Adams
- Lebanon
- Armstrong
- Warren
- Schuylkill
- Lackawanna
- Franklin
- Forest
- Indiana
- Lawrence
- Blair
- Bedford
- Clinton
- Sullivan
- Wyoming
- Potter
- Elk
- Clearfield
- Greene
- Perry
- Mercer
- Susquehanna
- Columbia
- Cambria
- Union
- Tioga
- Bradford
- Jefferson
- Fulton
- Snyder
- Mifflin
- Mc Kean
- Clarion
- Cameron
- Montour
- Northumberland
- Juniata
See the full Common Watersnake profile or all snakes in Pennsylvania.