The Queen Snake is a slender, semi-aquatic snake that specializes almost exclusively on freshly molted crayfish. It is highly sensitive to water pollution and its presence indicates good water quality.
Habitat
Clean rocky streams and rivers with abundant crayfish
Diet
Freshly molted crayfish almost exclusively
How common
Uncommon
Best time to see a Queen Snake
The best time to see a Queen Snake is March–June, when about 62% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 3,930 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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