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Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Northern water snake
Cape Cod National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Northern water snake
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes, Family Colubridae, Genus Nerodia, Species Nerodia sipedon


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	National Capital Parks-East
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Oxon Run National Parkway	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	2/14/2003

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 6:39:05 PM

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