Mousehole Snake

Mousehole Snake

Philodryas trilineata

Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Península Valdés

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

13 Verified sightings at Península Valdés From 2019 to 2026
13 In 1 park
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mousehole Snake

Philodryas trilineata is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Argentina. Species Philodryas trilineata at The Reptile Database Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mousehole Snake in Península Valdés?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mousehole Snake sighting in Península Valdés on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 6 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Mousehole Snake in Península Valdés?

January and March

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mousehole Snake in Península Valdés on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mousehole Snake?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mousehole 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.

Where else can you see a Mousehole Snake?

Only Península Valdés, in our data

Península Valdés is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mousehole Snake sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Mousehole Snake sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mousehole Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Península Valdés (13 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.

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