Genus

Ground Snakes

Atractus

18 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusAtractus (Ground Snakes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Atractus badius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Atractus clarki

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Atractus carrioni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Atractus fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus chthonius

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Atractus crassicaudatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus trilineatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus elaps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus snethlageae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Atractus major

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Atractus emmeli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus atratus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus zebrinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus latifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus lehmanni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Atractus titanicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus obesus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atractus collaris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ground Snakes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~30%
	Boie's Ground Snake			~30%
2	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~30%
	Clark's Ground Snake			~20%
	Lehmann's Ground Snake			Insufficient data
	Fat Ground Snake			Insufficient data
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	~30%
	Hallowell's Ground Snake			Insufficient data
	Three-lined Ground Snake			Insufficient data
4	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~30%
	Parker's Ground Snake			~20%
	Big Ground Snake			Insufficient data
5	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Atractus chthonius			Insufficient data
	Atractus atratus			Insufficient data
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	Pachacamac Ground Snake			~10%
	Big Ground Snake			Insufficient data
	Emmel's Ground Snake			Insufficient data
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5	~20%
	Pachacamac Ground Snake			Insufficient data
	Big Ground Snake			Insufficient data
	Collared Ground Snake			Insufficient data
	Emmel's Ground Snake			Insufficient data
	Black Ground Snake			Insufficient data
8	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Thickhead Ground Snake			Insufficient data
9	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Black Ground Snake			Insufficient data
10	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Lehmann's Ground Snake			~10%
	Atractus titanicus			Insufficient data
11	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Big Ground Snake			~10%
12	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Emmel's Ground Snake			Insufficient data
13	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	🦎 Cobra-coral			Insufficient data
14	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Big Ground Snake			~10%
15	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Broadhead Ground Snake			Insufficient data
16	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Broadhead Ground Snake			Insufficient data