Florida Green Watersnake
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Florida Green Watersnake

Nerodia floridana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Everglades National Park
195 Verified records at Everglades National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Nerodia floridana, commonly known as the Florida green watersnake, or eastern green watersnake, is a harmless species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Green Watersnake sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park

Banded Water Snake
LC Endemic

Banded Water Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Nerodia fasciata

20–30% · Possible
Brown Watersnake
LC Endemic

Brown Watersnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Nerodia taxispilota

10–20% · With luck
Saltmarsh Snake
LC Endemic

Saltmarsh Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Nerodia clarkii

10–20% · With luck
North American Racer
LC

North American Racer

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Coluber constrictor

20–30% · Possible
Corn Snake
LC Endemic

Corn Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Pantherophis guttatus

20–30% · Possible
Scarletsnake
LC Endemic

Scarletsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Cemophora coccinea

10–20% · With luck
Ribbon Snake
LC

Ribbon Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Thamnophis saurita

10–20% · With luck
Common Garter Snake
LC Endemic

Common Garter Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Thamnophis sirtalis

10–20% · With luck
Ringneck Snake
LC Endemic

Ringneck Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Diadophis punctatus

10–20% · With luck
Florida Brownsnake
Endemic

Florida Brownsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Storeria victa

5–10% · With luck
Common Kingsnake
LC Endemic

Common Kingsnake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lampropeltis getula

5–10% · With luck
Striped Crayfish Snake
LC Endemic

Striped Crayfish Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Liodytes alleni

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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
40–50%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Florida Green Watersnake in Everglades National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Green Watersnake sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Florida Green Watersnake in Everglades National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Florida Green Watersnake in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.

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