Banded water snake: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Banded water snake Nerodia fasciata Least concern

Where the banded water snake lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,901 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See snakes on the world map

Scientific name	Nerodia fasciata
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Colubridae

Where does the banded water snake live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the banded water snake in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the banded water snake endangered?

The banded water snake’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the banded water snake?

The banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Colubridae, genus Nerodia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the banded water snake

The banded water snake or southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata) is a species of mostly aquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snakes most commonly found in the Midwest, Southeastern United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Banded water snake (revision 1317393764), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2065834 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).