Mexican Highlands Gartersnake

Mexican Highlands Gartersnake

Thamnophis pulchrilatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca

Closest Relatives at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca

Longtail Alpine Garter Snake
LC Endemic

Longtail Alpine Garter Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Thamnophis scalaris

Insufficient data
Short-tail Alpine Garter Snake
VU Endemic

Short-tail Alpine Garter Snake

Reptile

Thamnophis scaliger

Insufficient data
Blackbelly Garter Snake
EN Endemic

Blackbelly Garter Snake

Reptile

Thamnophis melanogaster

Insufficient data
Mexican Gartersnake
LC

Mexican Gartersnake

Reptile

Thamnophis eques

Insufficient data
Mexican Brown Snake
LC Endemic

Mexican Brown Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Storeria storerioides

30–40% · Possible
Middle American Gopher Snake
LC

Middle American Gopher Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pituophis lineaticollis

10–20% · Possible
Lined Tolucan Ground Snake
LC Endemic

Lined Tolucan Ground Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Conopsis lineata

Insufficient data
Mexican Bull Snake
LC Endemic

Mexican Bull Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pituophis deppei

Insufficient data
Bocourt's Black-headed Snake
LC Endemic

Bocourt's Black-headed Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Tantilla bocourti

Insufficient data
Two-lined Mexican Earth Snake
LC Endemic

Two-lined Mexican Earth Snake

Reptile

Conopsis biserialis

Insufficient data
Baird's Patchnose Snake
LC Endemic

Baird's Patchnose Snake

Reptile

Salvadora bairdi

Insufficient data
Largenose Earth Snake
LC Endemic

Largenose Earth Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Conopsis nasus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
40–50
May
0–10
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Highlands Gartersnake in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Mexican Highlands Gartersnake sighting in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mexican Highlands Gartersnake in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?

August has the highest sighting rate for Mexican Highlands Gartersnake in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca in our monthly data.

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