water snake

Other forms: water snakes

Definitions of water snake

1. noun

   any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water
   types:

   Natrix sipedon, Nerodia sipedon, banded water snake, common water snake

   in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water

   water moccasin

   any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters

   Natrix natrix, grass snake, ring snake, ringed snake

   harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England

   Natrix maura, viperine grass snake

   a small harmless grass snake

   type of:

   colubrid, colubrid snake

   mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes