Black Copper Rat Snake

Black Copper Rat Snake

Coelognathus flavolineatus

Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Jakarta

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

17 Verified sightings at Jakarta
12 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Black Copper Rat Snake

Coelognathus flavolineatus, the black copper rat snake or yellow striped snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. This species was previously recognized in the genus Elaphe. Brunei Darussalam Cambodia

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
2 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
3 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
4 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black Copper Rat Snake in Jakarta?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Copper Rat Snake sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 47 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 Black Copper Rat Snake in Jakarta?

November

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Copper Rat Snake in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in May, September and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black Copper Rat Snake?

Between 4 and 7 am

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

Is Jakarta the best place to see a Black Copper Rat Snake?

Among the best

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Black Copper Rat Snake sightings, Jakarta ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 20%) and Denpasar (Indonesia, about 20%).

Where does the Black Copper Rat Snake sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black Copper Rat Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Jakarta (17 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.

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