Green Whip Snake

Green Whip Snake

Hierophis viridiflavus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
152 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The green whip snake or western whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Whip Snake sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 152 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
6 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Whip Snake in Pyrénées National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Green Whip Snake sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 152 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Whip Snake in Pyrénées National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Green Whip Snake in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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