Louisiana records
Diamondback Watersnake in Louisiana
HarmlessNerodia rhombifer
Yes. The Diamondback Watersnake has been recorded in 59 Louisiana counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
Louisiana counties with Diamondback Watersnake records
59 listed- East Baton Rouge
- Saint Tammany
- Jefferson
- Jefferson Davis
- Tangipahoa
- East Carroll
- Iberia
- Rapides
- Ouachita
- Livingston
- Lafayette
- Vermilion
- Saint James
- Lafourche
- Cameron
- Saint Landry
- Saint John the Baptist
- Acadia
- Avoyelles
- Saint Martin
- Iberville
- Beauregard
- Saint Mary
- De Soto
- Saint Charles
- Orleans
- Concordia
- Calcasieu
- Bossier
- Ascension
- Caddo
- Claiborne
- Webster
- Terrebonne
- Natchitoches
- West Feliciana
- Union
- Sabine
- Pointe Coupee
- Jackson
- West Baton Rouge
- Allen
- Grant
- Evangeline
- Washington
- Vernon
- Assumption
- Red River
- Morehouse
- Madison
- Lincoln
- La Salle
- East Feliciana
- Caldwell
- Bienville
- Tensas
- Plaquemines
- Franklin
- Catahoula
See the full Diamondback Watersnake profile or all snakes in Louisiana.