Atractus snethlageae
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Atractus snethlageae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species can be found in Brazil, Suriname, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina. This ground snake is non venomous and known to be the most diversified, species-rich, and taxonomically complex radiation of the suborder Serpentes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pachacamac Ground Snake sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 47 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.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pachacamac Ground Snake in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–December, the lowest months. That is one of Tambopata National Reserve's wettest months, with about 420 mm of rain against 45 mm in July.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachacamac Ground Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Tambopata National Reserve, in our data
Tambopata National Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pachacamac Ground Snake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Pachacamac Ground Snake that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Blunthead Tree Snake (about 30%), Tschudi's False Coral Snake (about 20%) and Wucherer's Ground Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachacamac Ground Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tambopata National Reserve (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.
