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title: "Glossy Swampsnake"
description: "Liodytes rigida — Reptiles. The crayfish snake (Liodytes rigida), also known commonly as the glossy crayfish snake, the glossy swampsnake, the glossy water snake, and the striped water snake, is a species of semiaquatic snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/glossy-swampsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Glossy Swampsnake

> Liodytes rigida — Reptiles. The crayfish snake (Liodytes rigida), also known commonly as the glossy crayfish snake, the glossy swampsnake, the glossy water snake, and the striped water snake, is a species of semiaquatic snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Liodytes rigida*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières)
- iNaturalist observations: 794
- Wikidata: [Q28320463](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28320463)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539894](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539894)

## Names

- en: Glossy Swampsnake

## Countries with the most observations

US (739)

## Summary

The crayfish snake (Liodytes rigida), also known commonly as the glossy crayfish snake, the glossy swampsnake, the glossy water snake, and the striped water snake, is a species of semiaquatic snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the southeastern United States, and preys mainly on crayfish.

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

## Photo

![Glossy Swampsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/glossy-swampsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philip Vanbergen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338836787

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/glossy-swampsnake?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).