Genus

Ground Snakes

Sonora

5 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Sonora semiannulata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sonora occipitalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sonora episcopa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sonora cincta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Sonora fasciata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

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	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Western Shovel-nosed Snake			~20%
	Ground Snake			~20%
2	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Ground Snake			~30%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Great Plains Ground Snake			~20%
	Ground Snake			~10%
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Banded Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Banded Sand Snake			Insufficient data
5	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Western Shovel-nosed Snake			~10%
	Ground Snake			Insufficient data
6	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Banded Sand Snake			~10%
	Ground Snake			<5%
7	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Great Plains Ground Snake			Insufficient data
8	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Ground Snake			~10%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Banded Sand Snake			~10%

Ground Snakes

Species in this group

Ground Snake

Western Shovel-nosed Snake

Great Plains Ground Snake

Banded Sand Snake

Banded Sand Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ground Snakes

Parks Ranked