Black Swampsnake
Liodytes pygaea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLiodytes (Swampsnakes)
- SpeciesLiodytes pygaea (Black Swampsnake)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Striped Crayfish Snake
Liodytes alleni
Banded Water Snake
Nerodia fasciata
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Florida Green Watersnake
Nerodia floridana
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Corn Snake
Pantherophis guttatus
Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita
Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Florida Brownsnake
Storeria victa
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Swampsnake at Big Cypress National Preserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.