Salvadora lineata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Salvadora lineata, the Texas patchnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in the United States and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Patch-nosed Snake sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 33 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.
March, May–June, September–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Patch-nosed Snake in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, July–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Texas Patch-nosed Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Texas Patch-nosed Snake sightings, San Antonio ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Texas Patch-nosed Snake that you can see in San Antonio (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Diamondback Watersnake (about 20%), Western Rat Snake (about 10%) and Rough Earthsnake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Texas Patch-nosed Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in San Antonio (27 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.
