Ptyas multicincta
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Ptyas multicincta, the many-banded green snake or north China green snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in China, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a North China Green Snake sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 16 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a North China Green Snake in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most North China Green Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Cuc Phuong National Park, in our data
Cuc Phuong National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate North China Green Snake sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the North China Green Snake that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Oriental Whipsnake (about 50%), Vietnamese Bronzeback (about 30%) and Guangxi cat snake (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the North China Green Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
