Montpellier Snake
Malpolon monspessulanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPsammophiidae (Sand Snakes)
- GenusMalpolon (Malpolons)
- SpeciesMalpolon monspessulanus (Montpellier Snake)
📅 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 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Montpellier Snake in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Montpellier Snake sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Montpellier Snake in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Montpellier Snake in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.