barred grass snake

barred grass snake

Natrix helvetica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Mercantour National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
0–10%
6 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a barred grass snake in Mercantour National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a barred grass snake sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 65 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see barred grass snake in Mercantour National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for barred grass snake in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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