Wagler's Snake
Xenodon merremii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusXenodon
- SpeciesXenodon merremii (Wagler's Snake)
Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
Patagonian Racer
Philodryas patagoniensis
Guibe's Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus guibei
Almaden Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus almadensis
Black False Boa
Pseudoboa nigra
Scorpion Snake
Philodryas agassizii
Brazilian Green Racer
Philodryas aestiva
Brazilian False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus trigeminus
Southeast Brazilian Sipo
Chironius brazili
Southern Striped Snake
Lygophis meridionalis
Maryellen's Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus maryellenae
Yellow-bellied Liophis
Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wagler's Snake in Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Wagler's Snake sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wagler's Snake in Serra da Canastra National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Wagler's Snake in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.