Georgia records
Plain-bellied Watersnake in Georgia
HarmlessNerodia erythrogaster

Yes. The Plain-bellied Watersnake has been recorded in 97 Georgia counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
Georgia counties with Plain-bellied Watersnake records
97 listed- Bibb
- Fulton
- Gwinnett
- Columbia
- Cobb
- Chatham
- Clarke
- Lee
- Floyd
- DeKalb
- Lowndes
- Richmond
- Muscogee
- Cherokee
- Hall
- Coweta
- Pulaski
- Forsyth
- Fayette
- Carroll
- Worth
- Tift
- Bartow
- Jackson
- Greene
- Baldwin
- Baker
- Catoosa
- Bulloch
- Rockdale
- Murray
- McIntosh
- Madison
- Long
- Lincoln
- Harris
- Glynn
- Emanuel
- Crisp
- Calhoun
- Burke
- Wilkes
- Walker
- Troup
- Talbot
- Bleckley
- Screven
- Polk
- Berrien
- Ben Hill
- McDuffie
- Marion
- Macon
- Laurens
- Jones
- Jenkins
- Jeff Davis
- Jasper
- Irwin
- Houston
- Henry
- Heard
- Haralson
- Banks
- Early
- Douglas
- Dougherty
- Dooly
- Crawford
- Colquitt
- Atkinson
- Chattahoochee
- Charlton
- Butts
- Bryan
- Wilcox
- Whitfield
- Twiggs
- Turner
- Toombs
- Thomas
- Telfair
- Taylor
- Sumter
- Stewart
- Stephens
- Spalding
- Pierce
- Peach
- Paulding
- Oglethorpe
- Oconee
- Newton
- Morgan
- Montgomery
- Mitchell
- Miller
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