Where to see
Pituophis catenifer
Badlands National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gopher Snake during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Badlands National Park
In Badlands National Park, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gopher Snake sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Zion National Park and more
After Badlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gopher Snake are in Zion National Park (United States, about 40%), Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 30%) and Death Valley National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and July in Badlands National Park (about 50%), May in Zion National Park (about 50%) and April–May and October in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gopher Snake on a given day. Each park's Gopher Snake page has the full month-by-month chart.
