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title: "Grüne Schwimmnatter"
description: "Nerodia cyclopion — Reptilien. The green water snake (Nerodia cyclopion) is a common species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/mississippi-green-watersnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grüne Schwimmnatter

> Nerodia cyclopion — Reptilien. The green water snake (Nerodia cyclopion) is a common species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Nerodia cyclopion*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 1728
- Wikidata: [Q749037](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749037)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29327](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29327)

## Names

- en: Mississippi Green Watersnake
- de: Grüne Schwimmnatter

## Countries with the most observations

US (1657)

## Summary

The green water snake (Nerodia cyclopion) is a common species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States.

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

## Photo

![Grüne Schwimmnatter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mississippi-green-watersnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/624003

## Machine access

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