Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon conanti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusAgkistrodon (Copperheads, Cottonmouths, and Cantils)
- SpeciesAgkistrodon conanti (Florida Cottonmouth)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Florida Cottonmouth in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 76% of visitor-days record a Florida Cottonmouth sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 400 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Florida Cottonmouth in Big Cypress National Preserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Florida Cottonmouth in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.