Skip to main content
Today is National Trails Day!
Close

Northern water snake

Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

45.9711, -81.5125

Field Notes

Description:

Commonly thought of as cold-blooded and aggressive, most of Ontario’s snakes are actually quite elegant and good-natured.
The northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon) is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the Colubridae family that is native to North America.

Habitat:

Muskrat houses and beaver lodges are good places to find water snakes, which like to hide among the sticks and plant stems. They live near lakes, ponds, marshes, rivers, and canals; just about anywhere there is freshwater.

Notes:

Water snake spotting: August 2013. George Lake, Killarney Provincial Park, Killarney Ontario, Canada

Reference Links:

Northern water snake, NCC: Queen snake

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
AshleyT
Great snake! Please move this to the reptiles category, and add the scientific name since you know the ID, Nerodia sipedon. Thanks!
Emily Corbett
Thanks for such an in-depth description! Your pictures are great.
Friends of Killarney Park
Don't forget to get a raffle ticket for each of your spottings! This raffle ends on August 24th 2013, so get those tickets asap! You can get one raffle ticket for each of the sightings you have posted to our Killarney Park Mission, and you can get a maximum of three tickets a day. Right now facebook is our only method of entry, but we will have more contests in the future (next summer), that will be more accessible. Here is the link to get the raffle ticket: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofKillarneyPark/app_228910107186452 And to the general Information Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/487298964698288/

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Flora and Fauna of Ontario's Killarney Provincial Park
Photographed
PublishedAugust 22, 2013

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies