What are the chances of seeing a Quito Smooth Snake in Quito?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Quito Smooth Snake sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. 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 Quito Smooth Snake in Quito?
March and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Quito Smooth Snake in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June–August, October and December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Quito Smooth Snake?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Quito Smooth Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Quito Smooth Snake?
Only Quito, in our data
Quito is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Quito Smooth Snake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Quito Smooth Snake sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Quito Smooth Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Quito (13 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.