Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusImantodes (Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)
- SpeciesImantodes cenchoa (Blunthead Tree Snake)
Imantodes cenchoa, also known commonly as the blunthead tree snake, the neotropical blunt-headed tree snake, and the fiddle-string snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Darién National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Phantasma Tree Snake
Imantodes phantasma
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Striped Vine Snake
Oxybelis vittatus
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Werner's Sipo
Chironius flavopictus
False Tree Coral
Rhinobothryum bovallii
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
South American Forest Racer
Dendrophidion percarinatum
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
American Snail-eater
Dipsas articulata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blunthead Tree Snake in Darién National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Darién National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blunthead Tree Snake in Darién National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Blunthead Tree Snake in Darién National Park in our monthly data.