Banded Water Snake

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

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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	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
2	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 60% of visitor-days record a Banded Water Snake sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 233 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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.