Nerodia cyclopion Squamata suborder Serpentes Nerodia cyclopion Mississippi Green Water Snake Search for another Amphibian or Reptile. Search for amphibians and reptiles by Illinois county. Go to the INHS Amphibian and Reptile Collection page. Search the INHS collections data for this species by clicking on the button below. Search the Type Specimen Data for this species by clicking on the button below.
Yellow shade indicates verified sighting.
Slanted hatch indicates pre-1980 records only. Not all specimens upon which these maps are based have been verified. Fifty barely visible, narrow black crossbands above vague alternating dark blotches. No other water snake in Illinois has the subocular scale. Diet mainly of fish, but also includes amphibians.