Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLampropeltis (Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes)
- SpeciesLampropeltis getula (Common Kingsnake)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Scarlet Milksnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides
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
Striped Crayfish Snake
Liodytes alleni
Florida Brownsnake
Storeria victa
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | |
| 2 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Kingsnake in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Common Kingsnake sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Kingsnake in Big Cypress National Preserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Common Kingsnake in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.