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title: "Common Watersnake"
description: "Nerodia sipedon — Rettili. The common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-watersnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Watersnake

> Nerodia sipedon — Rettili. The common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Nerodia sipedon*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 98020
- Wikidata: [Q2163958](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2163958)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29305](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29305)

## Names

- en: Common Watersnake
- de: Siegelring-Schwimmnatter
- es: Serpiente de Agua del Norte
- fr: Couleuvre d'eau

## Countries with the most observations

US (77710), CA (15701)

## Summary

The common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America. It is frequently mistaken for the venomous cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).

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

## Photo

![Common Watersnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-watersnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allen Hurlbert · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72186862

## Machine access

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