Genus

Watersnakes

Nerodia

6 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusNerodia (Watersnakes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Nerodia erythrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Nerodia fasciata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Nerodia taxispilota

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Nerodia sipedon

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Nerodia floridana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Nerodia clarkii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~60%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Watersnakes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~90%
	Plain-bellied Water Snake			~60%
	Brown Watersnake			~60%
	Banded Water Snake			~50%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	4	~90%
	Banded Water Snake			~60%
	Brown Watersnake			~50%
	Florida Green Watersnake			~40%
	Saltmarsh Snake			Insufficient data
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~60%
	Banded Water Snake			~20%
	Brown Watersnake			~20%
	Florida Green Watersnake			~20%
	Saltmarsh Snake			~20%
4	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~50%
	Common Watersnake			~50%
5	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Common Watersnake			~40%
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Common Watersnake			~40%
7	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Plain-bellied Water Snake			~10%