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title: "Queensnake"
description: "Regina septemvittata — Reptiles. The queen snake (Regina septemvittata) is a species of nonvenomous semiaquatic snake, a member of the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/queensnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Queensnake

> Regina septemvittata — Reptiles. The queen snake (Regina septemvittata) is a species of nonvenomous semiaquatic snake, a member of the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Regina septemvittata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 4615
- Wikidata: [Q2705218](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2705218)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28850](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28850)

## Names

- en: Queensnake
- de: Königin-Krabbennatter
- fr: Couleuvre royale

## Countries with the most observations

US (3995), CA (200)

## Summary

The queen snake (Regina septemvittata) is a species of nonvenomous semiaquatic snake, a member of the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America.

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

## Photo

![Queensnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/queensnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Greg Burns · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6590723

## Machine access

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