Xerotyphlops syriacus
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Xerotyphlops syriacus, also known as the Syrian blind snake, or the Levantine blindsnake. is a species of nonvenomous snake in the genus Xerotyphlops. This species can be found in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the State of Palestine, Egypt, and Israel. This snake is an insectivore and its diet consists of small ants and ant larvae. Xerotyphlops syriacus is a fossorial snake. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel |
No species of the same family or order lives in Jerusalem, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Syrian Blind Snake sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 10 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Syrian Blind Snake in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Syrian Blind Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Jerusalem, in our data
Jerusalem is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Syrian Blind Snake sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Syrian Blind Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Jerusalem (26 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.
