Eastern Rat Snake

Eastern Rat Snake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Rat Snake in Shenandoah National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Eastern Rat Snake sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 479 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Rat Snake in Shenandoah National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Rat Snake in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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