Mississippi records
Diamondback Watersnake in Mississippi
HarmlessNerodia rhombifer
Yes. The Diamondback Watersnake has been recorded in 56 Mississippi counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
Mississippi counties with Diamondback Watersnake records
56 listed- Lafayette
- Desoto
- Oktibbeha
- Tallahatchie
- Harrison
- Pearl River
- Hinds
- Tunica
- Forrest
- Washington
- Rankin
- Adams
- Tishomingo
- Sharkey
- Panola
- Madison
- Grenada
- Warren
- Quitman
- Noxubee
- Hancock
- George
- Yazoo
- Perry
- Marshall
- Lowndes
- Lamar
- Choctaw
- Winston
- Pontotoc
- Neshoba
- Monroe
- Lee
- Jackson
- Yalobusha
- Walthall
- Bolivar
- Sunflower
- Scott
- Pike
- Attala
- Montgomery
- Marion
- Lincoln
- Leflore
- Leake
- Amite
- Lauderdale
- Jefferson Davis
- Issaquena
- Humphreys
- Greene
- Covington
- Copiah
- Coahoma
- Clay
See the full Diamondback Watersnake profile or all snakes in Mississippi.