Lampropeltis holbrooki
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The speckled kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki) is a species of nonvenomous kingsnake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the United States. The speckled kingsnake usually grows up to 48 in (120 cm) in total length (including tail), but the record total length is 72 in (180 cm). The common name is derived from its pattern, which is black, with small yellow-white specks, one speck in the center of almost every dorsal scale. It is also known as the "salt-and-pepper snake".
The speckled kingsnake is found in the central and southern United States from southern Iowa to the Gulf of Mexico. Its range overlaps that of the desert kingsnake, Lampropeltis splendida, and it is known to intergrade with that species.
The speckled kingsnake prefers wetter habitats than other kingsnakes, such as swamps and rivers, but it does commonly venture to dry areas such as woodlands and grassy fields. The diet of the speckled kingsnake consists of birds, rodents and other mammals, frogs, lizards, and other snakes. It kills by constriction.
When threatened, the speckled kingsnake shakes its tail like a rattlesnake... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
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| 1 | Selwo Aventura | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Hattiesburg Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Entopia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Snake Discovery: A Reptile Experience | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Snakeroom Serpentarium | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Kingsnake sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 33 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Kingsnake in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Kingsnake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Dallas, in our data
Dallas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Speckled Kingsnake sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Speckled Kingsnake that you can see in Dallas (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Rough Earthsnake (about 20%), Plain-bellied Water Snake (about 20%) and Diamondback Watersnake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Kingsnake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Dallas (12 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.
