Here's what you should know about the northern watersnake. ODNR calls it "one of the most widely distributed and most abundant snakes in Ohio" that can be found in any permanent body of water. They ...

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This month, the Lake Erie watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) was finally removed from the list of organisms protected under the Endangered Species Act. The achievement is a win for both the ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—A nonpoisonous snake that slithers among a patchwork of islands in western Lake Erie has been removed from the federal government’s list of endangered and threatened species ...

Out of North Carolina, a Northern Watersnake is going viral on social media after swallowing an impressively large catfish whole in a jaw-dropping video. The footage was captured this past summer ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A non-poisonous gray snake that lives exclusively on Lake Erie's limestone islands has grown sufficiently in population to be removed from the nation's endangered species list.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday it has removed the Lake Erie watersnake from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. The harmless species, ...

Kristin Stanford, known as the Island Snake Lady, carefully handles a Lake Erie Watersnake at Put-in-Bay. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Kristin Stanford, known as the Island Snake Lady, ...

The northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon), also known as the common watersnake, can be found throughout Ohio. In fact, it has been spotted in all but six of Ohio's 88 counties, according to ...