Amazon Puffing Snake
Spilotes sulphureus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSpilotes
- SpeciesSpilotes sulphureus (Amazon Puffing Snake)
Spilotes sulphureus, commonly known as the yellow-bellied hissing snake or Amazon puffing snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is widely distributed throughout South America, as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Amazon Puffing Snake sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park
Panama Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis cervinus
Boie's Ground Snake
Atractus badius
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Wucherer's Ground Snake
Xenopholis scalaris
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Black-headed Snake
Tantilla melanocephala
Blind Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus typhlus
Central Sipo
Chironius quadricarinatus
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas boddaerti
Amazon Basin Tree Snake
Imantodes lentiferus
📅 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Amazon Puffing Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Amazon Puffing Snake sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Amazon Puffing Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Amazon Puffing Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.