Rhabdophis nigrocinctus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Rhabdophis nigrocinctus, also known as the black-striped keelback, green keelback, or banded keelback, is a keelback snake in the family Colubridae found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Yunnan (SW China).
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Keelback sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 30 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and September–October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Keelback in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–August and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Keelback 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Banded Keelback sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 40%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Banded Keelback that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Oriental Whipsnake (about 20%), Blue-eyed Bush Rat Snake (about 20%) and Banded Wolf Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Keelback is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (10 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.
