Northern Rubber Boa
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Northern Rubber Boa

Charina bottae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · With luck
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
46 Verified records at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The rubber boa (Charina bottae) is a species of snake in the family Boidae and is native to western North America. It is sometimes known as the coastal rubber boa or the northern rubber boa and is not to be confused with the southern rubber boa (Charina umbratica). Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Rubber Boa sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

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

☀️🌙Day & Night
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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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Rubber Boa in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Rubber Boa sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Rubber Boa in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Rubber Boa in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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