Brown Rat Snake
Ptyas fusca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPtyas (Asian Rat Snakes)
- SpeciesPtyas fusca (Brown Rat Snake)
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Gray Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
Triangle Keelback
Xenochrophis trianguligerus
Paradise Flying Snake
Chrysopelea paradisi
Dog-toothed Cat Snake
Boiga cynodon
Brown Whip Snake
Dryophiops rubescens
Red-tailed Green Ratsnake
Gonyosoma oxycephalum
Banded Flying Snake
Chrysopelea pelias
Elegant Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis formosus
Grabowsky's Reed Snake
Calamaria grabowskyi
Oriental Whipsnake
Ahaetulla prasina
White-spotted Cat Snake
Boiga drapiezii
Pink-headed Reed Snake
Calamaria schlegeli
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Rat Snake in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Brown Rat Snake sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Rat Snake in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brown Rat Snake in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.