Red Coffee Snake

Red Coffee Snake

Ninia sebae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Pico Bonito National Park
14 Verified records at Pico Bonito National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Ninia sebae, commonly known as the redback coffee snake or the red coffee snake, is a species of small terrestrial snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southeastern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica. Although it resembles some venomous coral snakes in color and size, it is not venomous and rarely bites humans. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Red Coffee Snake sighting in Pico Bonito National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
70–80
Jun
40–50
Jul
60–70
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
40–50%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
7 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
11 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
12 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
13 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
14 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
15 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
16 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
18 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red Coffee Snake in Pico Bonito National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Red Coffee Snake sighting in Pico Bonito National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red Coffee Snake in Pico Bonito National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Red Coffee Snake in Pico Bonito National Park in our monthly data.

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