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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
Black-backed Snake
Erythrolamprus melanotus
Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ashmeadii
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Tobago Stream Snake
Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae
Neuwied's False Boa
Pseudoboa neuwiedii
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas boddaerti
Hallowell's Coffee Snake
Ninia atrata
Rutherford's Vine Snake
Oxybelis rutherfordi
Tobago false coral snake
Erythrolamprus ocellatus
Oliver's Parrot Snake
Leptophis coeruleodorsus
Hallowell's Ground Snake
Atractus fuliginosus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
📅 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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blunthead Tree Snake in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blunthead Tree Snake in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.