DeKay's Brownsnake

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a DeKay's Brownsnake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a DeKay's Brownsnake sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see DeKay's Brownsnake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for DeKay's Brownsnake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.