Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ashmeadii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLeptodeira (Cat-eyed Snakes)
- SpeciesLeptodeira ashmeadii (Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake)
Leptodeira ashmeadii, the banded cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
Black-backed Snake
Erythrolamprus melanotus
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Tobago Stream Snake
Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
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
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.