Arkansas records
Plain-bellied Watersnake in Arkansas
HarmlessNerodia erythrogaster

Yes. The Plain-bellied Watersnake has been recorded in 68 Arkansas counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
Arkansas counties with Plain-bellied Watersnake records
68 listed- Washington
- Lonoke
- Pulaski
- Faulkner
- Benton
- Columbia
- Garland
- Greene
- Craighead
- Sebastian
- Saline
- Desha
- Pope
- White
- Madison
- Yell
- Lincoln
- Polk
- Arkansas
- Crawford
- Stone
- Lawrence
- Johnson
- Conway
- Clay
- Franklin
- Cleburne
- Poinsett
- Pike
- Perry
- Lafayette
- Jefferson
- Hot Spring
- Cross
- Van Buren
- Ashley
- Woodruff
- Saint Francis
- Ouachita
- Montgomery
- Clark
- Prairie
- Miller
- Logan
- Baxter
- Crittenden
- Chicot
- Calhoun
- Sevier
- Scott
- Randolph
- Nevada
- Monroe
- Mississippi
- Lee
- Jackson
- Izard
- Independence
- Hempstead
- Grant
- Union
- Bradley
- Phillips
- Newton
- Howard
- Fulton
- Drew
- Dallas
See the full Plain-bellied Watersnake profile or all snakes in Arkansas.