Blunthead Tree Snake

Blunthead Tree Snake

Imantodes cenchoa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Manuel Antonio National Park
14 Verified records at Manuel Antonio National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

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 Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
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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 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
50–60%
2 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
3 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
6 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
20–30%
7 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
20–30%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
9 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
10 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
11 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
12 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
13 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
16 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
20–30%
17 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
18 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
19 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
20 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
22 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
23 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
25 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
26 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
27 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
28 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
29 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
30 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
31 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
32 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
33 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
34 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
35 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
36 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
37 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
39 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
40 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
41 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
42 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
45 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
46 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blunthead Tree Snake in Manuel Antonio National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blunthead Tree Snake in Manuel Antonio National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Blunthead Tree Snake in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.

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