Japanese Rat Snake
Elaphe climacophora
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusElaphe (Northern Ratsnakes)
- SpeciesElaphe climacophora (Japanese Rat Snake)
Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Rat Snake in Nikko National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Japanese Rat Snake sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Japanese Rat Snake in Nikko National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Japanese Rat Snake in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.