Louisiana records
Plain-bellied Watersnake in Louisiana
HarmlessNerodia erythrogaster
Yes. The Plain-bellied Watersnake has been recorded in 61 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 Plain-bellied Watersnake records
61 listed- East Baton Rouge
- Saint Tammany
- Orleans
- Jefferson
- Saint Charles
- Livingston
- Lafayette
- Avoyelles
- Tangipahoa
- Caddo
- Saint Landry
- Ouachita
- Vermilion
- Calcasieu
- Saint Martin
- Iberville
- Plaquemines
- Bossier
- Washington
- Rapides
- Natchitoches
- Jefferson Davis
- Vernon
- Ascension
- West Feliciana
- Union
- Iberia
- Saint John the Baptist
- Lafourche
- Allen
- Catahoula
- Saint James
- Sabine
- Morehouse
- Caldwell
- Winn
- Assumption
- Saint Bernard
- Jackson
- Acadia
- Bienville
- Beauregard
- Webster
- Terrebonne
- Saint Helena
- Red River
- Pointe Coupee
- Lincoln
- De Soto
- Concordia
- Richland
- La Salle
- Evangeline
- East Feliciana
- West Carroll
- West Baton Rouge
- Madison
- Grant
- East Carroll
- Claiborne
- Cameron
See the full Plain-bellied Watersnake profile or all snakes in Louisiana.