Smooth Snake
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Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
44 Verified records at Bavarian Forest National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) is a species of small dimensions in the family Colubridae. The species is found in northern and central Europe, but also as far east as northern Iran. The Reptile Database recognizes two subspecies as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies described here. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Snake sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

grass snake
LC

grass snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Natrix natrix

30–40% · Possible
Aesculapian Snake
LC

Aesculapian Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Zamenis longissimus

10–20% · With luck
Tessellated Water Snake
LC

Tessellated Water Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Natrix tessellata

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
30–40%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
3 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
9 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
11 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
12 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Smooth Snake in Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Snake sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Smooth Snake in Bavarian Forest National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Smooth Snake in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.

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