---
title: "Florida Green Watersnake"
description: "Nerodia floridana — Reptiles. Nerodia floridana, commonly known as the Florida green watersnake, or eastern green watersnake, is a harmless species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/florida-green-watersnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Florida Green Watersnake

> Nerodia floridana — Reptiles. Nerodia floridana, commonly known as the Florida green watersnake, or eastern green watersnake,  is a harmless species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Nerodia floridana*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 2459
- Wikidata: [Q2708567](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2708567)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29315](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29315)

## Names

- en: Florida Green Watersnake
- es: Culebra de Florida

## Countries with the most observations

US (2286)

## Summary

Nerodia floridana, commonly known as the Florida green watersnake, or eastern green watersnake,  is a harmless species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southeastern United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerodia_floridana

## Photo

![Florida Green Watersnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/florida-green-watersnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50342581

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/florida-green-watersnake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).