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Mudsnake

Farancia abacura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Big Cypress National Preserve
45 Verified records at Big Cypress National Preserve
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The mud snake (Farancia abacura) is a species of nonvenomous, semiaquatic, colubrid snake endemic to the southeastern United States. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Mudsnake sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

Banded Water Snake
LC Endemic

Banded Water Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Nerodia fasciata

50–60% · Likely
Brown Watersnake
LC Endemic

Brown Watersnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Nerodia taxispilota

50–60% · Likely
Scarletsnake
LC Endemic

Scarletsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Cemophora coccinea

40–50% · Likely
Florida Green Watersnake
LC Endemic

Florida Green Watersnake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Nerodia floridana

40–50% · Possible
North American Racer
LC

North American Racer

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Coluber constrictor

30–40% · Possible
Corn Snake
LC Endemic

Corn Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Pantherophis guttatus

30–40% · Possible
Ribbon Snake
LC

Ribbon Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Thamnophis saurita

20–30% · Possible
Common Garter Snake
LC Endemic

Common Garter Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Thamnophis sirtalis

20–30% · Possible
Striped Crayfish Snake
LC Endemic

Striped Crayfish Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Liodytes alleni

20–30% · Possible
Florida Brownsnake
Endemic

Florida Brownsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Storeria victa

10–20% · With luck
Ringneck Snake
LC Endemic

Ringneck Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Diadophis punctatus

10–20% · With luck
Common Kingsnake
LC Endemic

Common Kingsnake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lampropeltis getula

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
3 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mudsnake in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Mudsnake sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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