California King Snake

Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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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	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
9	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
10	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a California King Snake in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 16% of visitor-days record a California King Snake sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California King Snake in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

April has the highest sighting rate for California King Snake in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.