Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusFarancia (Mudsnakes)
- SpeciesFarancia abacura (Mudsnake)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
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
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Striped Crayfish Snake
Liodytes alleni
Florida Brownsnake
Storeria victa
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 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 | |
| 2 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mudsnake in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Mudsnake sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mudsnake in Big Cypress National Preserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mudsnake in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.