Coelognathus flavolineatus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Coelognathus flavolineatus, the black copper rat snake or yellow striped snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. This species was previously recognized in the genus Elaphe. Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Copper Rat Snake sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 69 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Copper Rat Snake in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Copper Rat Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black Copper Rat Snake sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Black Copper Rat Snake that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Schmidt's Reed Snake (about 40%), Lined Reed Snake (about 30%) and Sarawak Keelback (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Copper Rat Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kinabalu Park (5 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.
