Green Rat Snake
Senticolis triaspis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSenticolis (Green Ratsnakes)
- SpeciesSenticolis triaspis (Green Rat Snake)
Senticolis is a genus of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The genus Senticolis is monotypic, containing the sole species Senticolis triaspis, also known as the green rat snake. The species is endemic to Central America, Mexico, southern Arizona, and southern New Mexico. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Rat Snake sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Double-banded Coral Snake Mimic
Erythrolamprus bizona
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
South American Milksnake
Lampropeltis micropholis
Linnaeus' Sipo
Chironius exoletus
Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Hoffmann's Earth Snake
Geophis hoffmanni
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
📅 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 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Rat Snake in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Green Rat Snake sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green Rat Snake in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Green Rat Snake in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.