Long-nosed Snake

Long-nosed Snake

Rhinocheilus lecontei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
5 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-nosed Snake in Big Bend National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Long-nosed Snake sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Long-nosed Snake in Big Bend National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Long-nosed Snake in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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