Southwestern Blackhead Snake
Tantilla hobartsmithi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusTantilla (Centipede Snakes)
- SpeciesTantilla hobartsmithi (Southwestern Blackhead Snake)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Plains Black-headed Snake
Tantilla nigriceps
Big Bend Blackhead Snake
Tantilla cucullata
Trans-pecos Ratsnake
Bogertophis subocularis
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Hypsiglena jani
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Long-nosed Snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Great Plains Ground Snake
Sonora episcopa
Black-necked Gartersnake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Big Bend Patchnose Snake
Salvadora deserticola
Baird's Ratsnake
Pantherophis bairdi
Plain-bellied Water Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster
📅 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 Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southwestern Blackhead Snake in Big Bend National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Southwestern Blackhead Snake sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southwestern Blackhead Snake in Big Bend National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Southwestern Blackhead Snake in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.