Examples of snakes called water snakes include:
* ''Agkistrodon'' species, Including:
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* ''Agkistrodon piscivorus'' - North American water moccasin
* All species of Homalopsine families, for example:
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* ''Cerberus rynchops'' - Dog-faced water snake
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* ''Enhydris enhydris'' - Rainbow water snake
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* ''Enhydris plumbea'' - Rice paddy water snake or Rice paddy snake
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* ''Homalopsis buccata'' - Puff-faced water snake
* ''Helicops'' species, including:
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* ''Helicops angulatus'' – Brown-banded water snake
* ''Hydrodynastes'' species, including:
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*''Hydrodynastes gigas'' – False water snake or Brazilian smooth snake
* ''Liophis'' species, including:
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* ''Liophis cobellus''
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* ''Liophis reginae''
* ''Nerodia'' species
* ''Opisthotropis'' species
* ''Sinonatrix'' species, including:
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* ''Sinonatrix percarinata'' – Eastern water snake
* ''Xenochrophis'' species, including:
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* ''Xenochrophis piscator'' – Asiatic water snake or chequered keelback