Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusCemophora (Scarletsnakes)
- SpeciesCemophora coccinea (Scarletsnake)
Cemophora coccinea, commonly known as the scarlet snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. There are two subspecies of C. coccinea that are recognized as being valid. The Texas scarlet snake (C. lineri) was previously considered a subspecies. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park
Plain-bellied Water Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
Banded Water Snake
Nerodia fasciata
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Rough Green Snake
Opheodrys aestivus
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Eastern Worm Snake
Carphophis amoenus
Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Scarletsnake at Congaree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 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 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |