Pareas carinatus
Silhouette: Marius Burger (photograph) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The keeled slug-eating snake (Pareas carinatus) is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. It is relatively widespread in Southeast Asia, from southern China (Yunnan) to Burma and Indochina to the Malay Archipelago (Borneo, Java, Lombok, Sumatra, Bali).
Keeled slug-eating snakes live in or near forests. They are nocturnal and mostly arboreal, and as the common name suggests, they feed exclusively on snails and slugs. They are oviparous. While the species is negatively affected by forest destruction, IUCN considers these effects to be localized and not threatening the species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Keeled Slug Snake sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 44 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.
December and January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Keeled Slug Snake in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Keeled Slug Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Keeled Slug Snake sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Keeled Slug Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Khao Sok National Park (7 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.
