Lycodon (Wolf Snakes and Bridal Snakes)

Species in this group

EN Endemic

Lycodon carinatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Lycodon capucinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Lycodon laoensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Lycodon aulicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Lycodon rufozonatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Lycodon davisonii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Lycodon subannulatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Lycodon fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lycodon subcinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lycodon albofuscus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wolf Snakes and Bridal Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 29 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 10	~40%
	Laotian Wolf Snake			~30%
	Blanford's Bridle Snake			~20%
2	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 10	~40%
	Ceylon Wolf Snake			~40%
3	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 10	~40%
	Common Wolf Snake			~40%
4	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 10	~30%
	Laotian Wolf Snake			~20%
	Malayan Bridal Snake			~10%
5	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~20%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~20%
6	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 10	~20%
	Red-banded Snake			~20%
7	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 10	~20%
	Malayan Bridal Snake			~20%
8	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 10	~10%
	Banded Wolf Snake			~10%
9	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 10	~10%
	Malayan Banded Wolf Snake			~10%
10	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 10	~10%
	Dark Wolf Snake			~10%
11	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 10	~10%
	Dark Wolf Snake			~10%
12	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Wolf Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~50%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~50%
2	Chattogram	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 10	~50%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~50%
3	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~40%
	Red-banded Snake			~40%
4	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~30%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~30%
5	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Wolf Snake			~30%
6	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~30%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~30%
7	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Wolf Snake			~30%
8	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	~30%
	Red-banded Snake			~30%
9	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~20%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~20%
10	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~20%
	Red-banded Snake			~20%
11	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Wolf Snake			~20%
12	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~20%
	Red-banded Snake			~20%
13	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~20%
	Red-banded Snake			~20%
14	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Wolf Snake			~20%
15	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~20%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~20%
16	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 10	~10%
	Red-banded Snake			~10%
17	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Wolf Snake			~10%
18	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Red-banded Snake			~10%
19	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Wolf Snake			~10%
20	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~10%
21	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 10	~10%
	Red-banded Snake			~10%
22	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Red-banded Snake			~10%
23	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Wolf Snake			~10%
24	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~10%
25	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 10	~10%
	Red-banded Snake			~10%
26	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Indian Wolf Snake			~10%
27	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Wolf Snake			~10%
28	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Red-banded Snake			~10%
29	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 10	<5%
	Common Wolf Snake			<5%
30	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	<5%
	Red-banded Snake			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
2	Thiruvananthapuram Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity

Wolf Snakes and Bridal Snakes

Species in this group

Ceylon Wolf Snake

Common Wolf Snake

Laotian Wolf Snake

Indian Wolf Snake

Red-banded Snake

Blanford's Bridle Snake

Malayan Bridal Snake

Banded Wolf Snake

Malayan Banded Wolf Snake

Dark Wolf Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Wolf Snakes and Bridal Snakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found