Ladder Snake
Zamenis scalaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusZamenis
- SpeciesZamenis scalaris (Ladder Snake)
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ladder Snake in Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Ladder Snake sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ladder Snake in Sierra Nevada National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Ladder Snake in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.