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Indian Python

Python molurus

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

The Indian python (Python molurus) is a large python species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is also known by the common names black-tailed python, Indian rock python, and Asian rock python. Although smaller than its close relative the Burmese python, it is still among the largest snakes in the world. It is generally lighter colored than the Burmese python and reaches usually 3 m (9 ft 10 in). Like all pythons, it is nonvenomous. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Python sighting in Yala National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Python in Yala National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Python sighting in Yala National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Python in Yala National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Indian Python in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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