Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPituophis (Pine, Gopher, and Bullsnakes)
- SpeciesPituophis catenifer (Gopher Snake)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Striped Racer
Masticophis lateralis
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Two-striped Garter Snake
Thamnophis hammondii
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
California King Snake
Lampropeltis californiae
California Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata
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 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gopher Snake in Channel Islands National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Gopher Snake sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 138 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gopher Snake in Channel Islands National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Gopher Snake in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.