Striped Kukri Snake

Striped Kukri Snake

Oligodon taeniatus

Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cat Tien National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

10 Verified sightings at Cat Tien National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
February Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Striped Kukri Snake

The striped kukri snake (Oligodon taeniatus) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Species Oligodon taeniatus at The Reptile Database Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
2 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Kukri Snake in Cat Tien National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Kukri Snake sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 45 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Striped Kukri Snake in Cat Tien National Park?

February

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Kukri Snake in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–November, the lowest months. That is one of Cat Tien National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 490 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Striped Kukri Snake?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Kukri Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where else can you see a Striped Kukri Snake?

Only Cat Tien National Park, in our data

Cat Tien National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Striped Kukri Snake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Striped Kukri Snake sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Striped Kukri Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cat Tien National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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