Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusNerodia (Watersnakes)
- SpeciesNerodia sipedon (Common Watersnake)
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
📅 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 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Watersnake in Point Pelee National Park?
About 49% of visitor-days record a Common Watersnake sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 246 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Watersnake in Point Pelee National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Watersnake in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.