Salvadora lineata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Salvadora lineata, the Texas patchnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in the United States and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Patch-nosed Snake sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 37 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and July–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Patch-nosed Snake in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in June and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Texas Patch-nosed Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Texas Patch-nosed Snake sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come San Antonio (United States, under 5%) and Monterrey (México, under 5%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Texas Patch-nosed Snake that you can see in Austin (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Plain-bellied Water Snake (about 30%), Western Rat Snake (about 30%) and Rough Earthsnake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Texas Patch-nosed Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Austin (51 verified sightings), 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.
