Lycodon rufozonatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Lycodon rufozonatus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia. It is medium-sized, nocturnal, and is considered non-venomous. The subspecific name, walli, is in honor of British herpetologist Frank Wall. Lycodon rufozonatus typically grows to a total length (including tail) of around 70 centimetres (28 in), reaching up to 130 cm (51 in) in extreme cases. The head is long and relatively flat, and somewhat separate from the neck. The medium-sized eyes bulge slightly and have vertical pupils. The ventral scales have a strong keel, while the dorsal scales are only faintly keeled; the scale count is typically 17:17:15, but can be up to 21:19:17.
Lycodon rufozonatus is found across a large part of East Asia, from the Korean Peninsula in the north (and extending just into easternmost Russia) to northern Laos and Vietnam in the south; the bulk of its range in found in eastern China. The continental populations are all placed... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-banded Snake sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-banded Snake in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among Beijing's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-banded 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.
11th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Red-banded Snake sightings, Beijing ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hefei (China, about 40%), Busan (South Korea, about 30%) and Wuhan (China, about 20%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Red-banded Snake that you can see in Beijing (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Tiger Keelback (about 10%) and Steppe Rat Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-banded Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Beijing (14 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.
