Brown Tree Snake
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Brown Tree Snake

Boiga irregularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park
84 Verified records at Daintree National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), also known as the brown catsnake, is an arboreal rear-fanged colubrid snake native to eastern and northern coastal Australia, eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi to Papua), Papua New Guinea, and many islands in northwestern Melanesia. The snake is slender, which facilitates climbing, and can reach up to 2 metres in length. Its coloration may also vary, some being brown, green, or even red. Brown tree snakes prey on a wide range of animals, from invertebrates to birds and even some small mammals. It is one of the very few colubrids found in Australia, where elapids are more common. Due to an accidental introduction after the events of World War II, this snake is now infamous for being an invasive species responsible for extirpating the majority of the native bird population in Guam. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tree Snake sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Black Treesnake
LC

Black Treesnake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendrelaphis punctulatus

40–50% · Likely
Slaty-grey snake

Slaty-grey snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Stegonotus australis

20–30% · Possible
Coconut Tree Snake
LC

Coconut Tree Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Dendrelaphis calligaster

20–30% · With luck
Mair's Keelback
LC

Mair's Keelback

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Tropidonophis mairii

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
9 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Tree Snake in Daintree National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tree Snake sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Tree Snake in Daintree National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Brown Tree Snake in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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