diff --git a/src/snowflake/snowpark/dataframe_reader.py b/src/snowflake/snowpark/dataframe_reader.py
index 2b855251ce..31ac944a79 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/snowpark/dataframe_reader.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/snowpark/dataframe_reader.py
@@ -325,31 +325,30 @@ def _extract_iceberg_changes_from_options(options: dict) -> dict:
 
 def _reader_options_conflict_with_incremental_read(options: dict) -> list[str]:
     """Return reader option keys that cannot coexist with incremental read."""
-    incremental_keys = {
-        "start-snapshot-id",
-        "start_snapshot_id",
-        "end-snapshot-id",
-        "end_snapshot_id",
-    }
-    if not any(
-        k.upper().replace("_", "-") in {x.replace("_", "-") for x in incremental_keys}
-        for k in options
-    ):
+
+    def normalize(key: str) -> str:
+        return key.upper().replace("_", "-")
+
+    incremental_keys = {"START-SNAPSHOT-ID", "END-SNAPSHOT-ID"}
+    normalized_keys = {normalize(key) for key in options}
+    if not normalized_keys.intersection(incremental_keys):
         return []
+
+    time_travel_keys = {
+        *(normalize(key) for key in _TIME_TRAVEL_OPTIONS_PARAMS_MAP),
+        "SNAPSHOT-ID",
+        "AS-OF-TIMESTAMP",
+        "VERSION-TAG",
+        "VERSION-REF",
+        "BRANCH",
+        "TAG",
+    }
     blocked = []
     for key in options:
-        upper = key.upper()
-        if upper in incremental_keys or upper.replace("_", "-") in {
-            x.replace("_", "-") for x in incremental_keys
-        }:
+        normalized_key = normalize(key)
+        if normalized_key in incremental_keys:
             continue
-        if upper in _TIME_TRAVEL_OPTIONS_PARAMS_MAP or upper in (
-            "SNAPSHOT-ID",
-            "SNAPSHOT_ID",
-            "AS-OF-TIMESTAMP",
-            "VERSION_TAG",
-            "VERSION-TAG",
-        ):
+        if normalized_key in time_travel_keys:
             blocked.append(key)
     return blocked
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index beeb5d19a2..74591c9baa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -1300,6 +1300,60 @@ def test_extract_time_travel_branch_and_version_ref_options():
         )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "incremental_key",
+    [
+        "start-snapshot-id",
+        "START-SNAPSHOT-ID",
+        "start_snapshot_id",
+        "START_SNAPSHOT_ID",
+        "end-snapshot-id",
+        "END_SNAPSHOT_ID",
+    ],
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "conflicting_key",
+    [
+        "time_travel_mode",
+        "statement",
+        "offset",
+        "timestamp",
+        "timestamp_type",
+        "stream",
+        "snapshot-id",
+        "as-of-timestamp",
+        "version-tag",
+        "version_ref",
+        "branch",
+        "tag",
+    ],
+)
+def test_reader_options_conflict_with_incremental_read(
+    incremental_key, conflicting_key
+):
+    from snowflake.snowpark.dataframe_reader import (
+        _reader_options_conflict_with_incremental_read,
+    )
+
+    options = {incremental_key: 1, conflicting_key: "value"}
+
+    assert _reader_options_conflict_with_incremental_read(options) == [conflicting_key]
+
+
+def test_reader_options_conflict_with_incremental_read_ignores_unrelated_options():
+    from snowflake.snowpark.dataframe_reader import (
+        _reader_options_conflict_with_incremental_read,
+    )
+
+    options = {
+        "START_SNAPSHOT_ID": 1,
+        "END-SNAPSHOT-ID": 2,
+        "compression": "gzip",
+    }
+
+    assert _reader_options_conflict_with_incremental_read(options) == []
+
+
 def test_time_travel_version_ref_validation():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="'version_ref' must be a non-empty"):
         TimeTravelConfig.validate_and_normalize_params(