Boiga dendrophila
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Boiga dendrophila, commonly called the mangrove snake or the gold-ringed cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeast Asia. It is one of the biggest cat snake species, averaging 8–9 feet (2.4–2.7 m) in length. It is considered mildly venomous. Although moderate envenomations resulting in intense swelling have been reported, there has never been a confirmed fatality.
B. dendrophila has the following characteristics: Snout longer than eye; rostral broader than deep, visible from above; internasals as long as or shorter than the prae-frontals; frontal as long as or slightly shorter than its distance from the tip of the snout; loreal at least as long as deep; a praeocular extending to the upper surface of the head, not reaching the frontal; two postoculars; temporals 2 + 2 or 2 + 3; eight (nine) upper labials, third to fifth entering the eye; four or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; latter as long as or longer than the posterior; anterior palatine teeth not much larger than the posterior.
Scales in 21 (23) rows, vertebral row enlarged; ventrals 209–239; anal entire; subcaudals... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Tierpark Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 5 | Virginia Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Zoo Atlanta | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Buffalo Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Reptile Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Davao Crocodile Park & Zoo | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 11 | Clyde Peeling's Reptiland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 13 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 14 | Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Snake Discovery: A Reptile Experience | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-ringed Cat Snake sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 25 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-ringed Cat Snake in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in February, June and December, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold-ringed Cat 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 parks where we can rate Gold-ringed Cat Snake sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 30%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Gold-ringed Cat Snake that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Common Bronze-back (about 40%), Paradise Flying Snake (about 20%) and Gray Bronzeback (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gold-ringed Cat Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (16 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.
