Cylindrophis ruffus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The red-tailed pipe snake, red cylinder snake, or common pipe snake (Cylindrophis ruffus) is a nonvenomous cylindrophiid snake species found in Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized. Adults can grow to 39 in (1 m) in length.
The dorsal scales are smooth, in 19 or 21 rows, with 186–245 ventrals, which are not quite twice as large as the contiguous dorsal scales; the anal plate is divided, and five to 10 subcaudals. Compared to other snakes, C. ruffus have a limited gape size. Their primary diet consists of long, thin prey animals including snakes, caecilians, and eels.
It is found in Myanmar and southern China (Fujian, Hong Kong and on Hainan Island), south into Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and the East Indies to Indonesia (the Riau Archipelago, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Buton and the Sula Islands. The type locality given is "Surinami" (possibly a mistake). Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Snake Farm of Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
No species of the same family or order lives in Jakarta, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Cylinder Snake sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Cylinder Snake in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Cylinder Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Red Cylinder Snake sightings, Jakarta has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Singapore (Singapore, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Cylinder Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Jakarta (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.
