Common watersnake | |
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N. sipedon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Nerodia |
Species: | N. sipedon
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Binomial name | |
Nerodia sipedon | |
Subspecies | |
Four, see text | |
Synonyms[2][3] | |
The common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)[4] 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).