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Nerodia sipedon
Common Watersnake, Northern Water Snake
Great Falls Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

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

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Mall and Memorial Parks
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	1/28/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/3/2025 1:11:01 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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