Eastern Rat Snake

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	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Rat Snake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 42% of visitor-days record a Eastern Rat Snake sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 391 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Rat Snake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Rat Snake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.