Oxybelis brevirostris
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Oxybelis brevirostris, Cope's vine snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cope's Vine Snake sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 64 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July–August and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cope's Vine Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cope's Vine Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cope's Vine Snake sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Cope's Vine 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 Vine Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (20 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.
