North Carolina records
Plain-bellied Watersnake in North Carolina
HarmlessNerodia erythrogaster
Yes. The Plain-bellied Watersnake has been recorded in 53 North Carolina counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Heavy banded or blotched body, round pupils, and a narrow head — unlike the cottonmouth's broad, blocky head.
North Carolina counties with Plain-bellied Watersnake records
53 listed- Wake
- Orange
- Dare
- Durham
- Beaufort
- Johnston
- Hyde
- Sampson
- Currituck
- Chatham
- Bladen
- Gates
- Robeson
- Harnett
- Pender
- Pitt
- Duplin
- Brunswick
- Craven
- Cumberland
- Camden
- Tyrrell
- Moore
- Washington
- Bertie
- Scotland
- Wayne
- Columbus
- Carteret
- New Hanover
- Richmond
- Edgecombe
- Halifax
- Perquimans
- Onslow
- Northampton
- Anson
- Lee
- Wilson
- Jones
- Martin
- Hoke
- Franklin
- Pasquotank
- Pamlico
- Lenoir
- Granville
- Nash
- Chowan
- Vance
- Montgomery
- Hertford
- Alamance
See the full Plain-bellied Watersnake profile or all snakes in North Carolina.