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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
American Snail-eater
Dipsas articulata
Yellowbelly Snake
Coniophanes fissidens
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
Ringed Snail Sucker
Sibon annulatus
📅 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blunthead Tree Snake in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blunthead Tree Snake in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.