Great Plains Ground Snake
Sonora episcopa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSonora (Ground Snakes)
- SpeciesSonora episcopa (Great Plains Ground Snake)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora grahamiae
Black-necked Gartersnake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Trans-pecos Ratsnake
Bogertophis subocularis
Striped Whipsnake
Masticophis taeniatus
Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Hypsiglena jani
Gray-banded Kingsnake
Lampropeltis alterna
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Plains Ground Snake at Guadalupe Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |