Boiga drapiezii
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Boiga drapiezii, commonly known as Drapiez's cat snake and the white-spotted cat snake, is a species of long and slender rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Maritime Southeast Asia and is common throughout its range.
The epithet, drapiezii, is in honor of Belgian naturalist Auguste Drapiez. There are two known phases of B. drapiezii. The green phase has a marbled green body with a more robust head and width. The brown phase is much more slender with orange brown triangle-like bands across the body. This species is in need of urgent review, with possibly subspecies awaiting discovery and subsequent description.
B. drapiezii is found in Borneo, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, Vietnam. The preferred natural habitat of B. drapiezii is forest, at altitudes of 80–900 m (260–2,950 ft). The white-spotted cat snake is nocturnal and arboreal. It can often be found moving about on the forest floor in search of prey and travel. It is found in tropical rainforest, sometimes on branches near streams.
In the wild, the white-spotted...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kubah National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-spotted Cat Snake sighting in Kubah National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 29 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-spotted Cat Snake in Kubah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-spotted Cat Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White-spotted Cat Snake sightings, Kubah National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same genus: Boiga
The closest relatives of the White-spotted Cat Snake that you can see in Kubah National Park (genus Boiga, Australasian Cat Snakes) are Gold-ringed Cat Snake (about 20%) and Black-headed Cat Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-spotted Cat Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kubah National Park (15 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.
