California Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLampropeltis (Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes)
- SpeciesLampropeltis zonata (California Mountain Kingsnake)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
California King Snake
Lampropeltis californiae
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Striped Racer
Masticophis lateralis
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Two-striped Garter Snake
Thamnophis hammondii
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
📅 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 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a California Mountain Kingsnake in Channel Islands National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a California Mountain Kingsnake sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see California Mountain Kingsnake in Channel Islands National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for California Mountain Kingsnake in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.