Red-banded Snake
Lycodon rufozonatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLycodon (Wolf Snakes and Bridal Snakes)
- SpeciesLycodon rufozonatus (Red-banded Snake)
Lycodon rufozonatus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia. It is medium-sized, nocturnal, and is considered non-venomous. Two subspecies are recognised: one of which, L. r. walli, is restricted to the Ryukyu Archipelago; the other, L. r. rufozonatus (Cantor 1842), is found only in Korea & China. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-banded Snake sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park
Beauty Rat Snake
Elaphe taeniura
Chinese Green Snake
Ptyas major
Big-Eyed Ratsnake
Ptyas dhumnades
Kelung Cat Snake
Boiga kraepelini
False Habu
Pseudagkistrodon rudis
Collared Reed Snake
Calamaria pavimentata
King Ratsnake
Elaphe carinata
Mandarin Ratsnake
Euprepiophis mandarinus
Maki's Keelback
Hebius miyajimae
Kosempo Keelback
Hebius sauteri
Black-banded Trinket Snake
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
Stejneger's Bamboo Snake
Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-banded Snake in Taroko National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-banded Snake sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-banded Snake in Taroko National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Red-banded Snake in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.