Viperine Snake

Viperine Snake

Natrix maura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Sierra Nevada National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%
2 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
6 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
9 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
10 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Viperine Snake in Sierra Nevada National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Viperine Snake sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Viperine Snake in Sierra Nevada National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Viperine Snake in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.

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