Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusArizona (Glossy Snakes)
- SpeciesArizona elegans (Glossy Snake)
Closest Relatives at Zion National Park
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
Ground Snake
Sonora semiannulata
Striped Whipsnake
Masticophis taeniatus
California King Snake
Lampropeltis californiae
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis pyromelana
Desert Nightsnake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Western Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora hexalepis
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Sonoran Lyre Snake
Trimorphodon lambda
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Glossy Snake at Zion National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 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 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |