Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPituophis (Pine, Gopher, and Bullsnakes)
- SpeciesPituophis catenifer (Gopher Snake)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
California King Snake
Lampropeltis californiae
Western Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora hexalepis
Ground Snake
Sonora semiannulata
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans
Striped Whipsnake
Masticophis taeniatus
Desert Nightsnake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis pyromelana
Long-nosed Snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Southwestern Blackhead Snake
Tantilla hobartsmithi
Black-necked Gartersnake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
📅 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 Grand Canyon National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Gopher Snake sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gopher Snake in Grand Canyon National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Gopher Snake in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.