Big Ground Snake
Atractus major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusAtractus (Ground Snakes)
- SpeciesAtractus major (Big Ground Snake)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Parker's Ground Snake
Atractus carrioni
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Northern Calico Snake
Oxyrhopus occipitalis
Drab Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus festae
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
Linnaeus' Sipo
Chironius exoletus
Günther's False Coral Snake
Erythrolamprus guentheri
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Olive Forest Racer
Dendrophidion dendrophis
Neotropical Snail-eater
Dipsas indica
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Big Ground Snake at Podocarpus 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 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |