California Mountain Kingsnake

California Mountain Kingsnake

Lampropeltis zonata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 26% of visitor-days record a California Mountain Kingsnake sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for California Mountain Kingsnake in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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