Rhadinaea flavilata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The pine woods snake (Rhadinaea flavilata), also commonly known as the yellow-lipped snake and the brown-headed snake, is a secretive species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to scattered locations across the southeastern United States. Rhadinaea flavilata is rear-fanged and mildly venomous, but not dangerous to humans.
Rhadinaea flavilata is a small reddish brown to yellowish brown or dark orange snake with a whitish to yellowish, unmarked underside. A dark stripe runs through the eye. A light stripe may be present along the middle of the back. The upper labial scales (lip scales) are a whitish or pale yellow color which led to one of its common names, the yellow-lipped snake.
The pine woods snake averages between 10 and 13 inches (25–33 cm) in total length (tail included) at adult size. Rhadinaea flavilata is found in scattered localities in coastal North Carolina and South Carolina, most of peninsular Florida, and small portions of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
The pine woods snake inhabits pine and mixed-pine hardwood forests. It can be found in damp woodlands... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Woods Littersnake sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 32 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May, July–August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Woods Littersnake in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, September–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pine Woods Littersnake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 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 Pine Woods Littersnake sightings, Orlando has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Miami (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Pine Woods Littersnake that you can see in Orlando (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are North American Racer (about 20%), Banded Water Snake (about 20%) and Ringneck Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pine Woods Littersnake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Orlando (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.
