Banded Water Snake
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Banded Water Snake

Nerodia fasciata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Big Cypress National Preserve
233 Verified records at Big Cypress National Preserve
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The banded water snake or southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata) is a species of mostly aquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snakes most commonly found in the Midwest, Southeastern United States. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Water Snake sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 233 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

Brown Watersnake
LC Endemic

Brown Watersnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Nerodia taxispilota

50–60% · Likely
Florida Green Watersnake
LC Endemic

Florida Green Watersnake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Nerodia floridana

40–50% · Possible
Saltmarsh Snake
LC Endemic

Saltmarsh Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Nerodia clarkii

Insufficient data
Scarletsnake
LC Endemic

Scarletsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Cemophora coccinea

40–50% · Likely
North American Racer
LC

North American Racer

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Coluber constrictor

30–40% · Possible
Corn Snake
LC Endemic

Corn Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Pantherophis guttatus

30–40% · Possible
Ribbon Snake
LC

Ribbon Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Thamnophis saurita

20–30% · Possible
Mudsnake
LC Endemic

Mudsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Farancia abacura

20–30% · Possible
Common Garter Snake
LC Endemic

Common Garter Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Thamnophis sirtalis

20–30% · Possible
Striped Crayfish Snake
LC Endemic

Striped Crayfish Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Liodytes alleni

20–30% · Possible
Florida Brownsnake
Endemic

Florida Brownsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Storeria victa

10–20% · With luck
Ringneck Snake
LC Endemic

Ringneck Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Diadophis punctatus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
3 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Banded Water Snake in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 58% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Water Snake sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 233 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Banded Water Snake in Big Cypress National Preserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Banded Water Snake in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.

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