Banded Water Snake
Nerodia fasciata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusNerodia (Watersnakes)
- SpeciesNerodia fasciata (Banded Water Snake)
The banded water snake or southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata) is a species of mostly aquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snakes most commonly found in the Midwest, Southeastern United States. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Water Snake sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 297 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
Florida Green Watersnake
Nerodia floridana
Saltmarsh Snake
Nerodia clarkii
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Corn Snake
Pantherophis guttatus
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Florida Brownsnake
Storeria victa
Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Striped Crayfish Snake
Liodytes alleni
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 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 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Banded Water Snake in Everglades National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Water Snake sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 297 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Banded Water Snake in Everglades National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Banded Water Snake in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.