Leptophis depressirostris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Leptophis depressirostris, commonly known as Cope's parrot snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cope's Parrot Snake sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 64 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and December–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cope's Parrot Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cope's Parrot Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cope's Parrot Snake sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Cope's Parrot Snake that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Ornate Cat-eyed Snake (about 30%), Cloudy Snail-eating Snake (about 20%) and Blunthead Tree Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cope's Parrot Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
