Common Watersnake

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Watersnake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Common Watersnake sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 416 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Watersnake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Common Watersnake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.