Glossy Snake

Glossy Snake

Arizona elegans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Death Valley National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
5 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Glossy Snake in Death Valley National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Glossy Snake sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Glossy Snake in Death Valley National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Glossy Snake in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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