Forest Flame Snake

Forest Flame Snake

Oxyrhopus petolarius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tenorio Volcano National Park
8 Verified records at Tenorio Volcano National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Oxyrhopus petolarius, commonly known as the forest flame snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central and South America. There are three recognized subspecies. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Flame Snake sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
2 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
9 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
12 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
13 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
14 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
16 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
17 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
18 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
19 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
21 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
22 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
23 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
25 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
26 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Forest Flame Snake in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Flame Snake sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Forest Flame Snake in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Forest Flame Snake in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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