Leptodeira ornata
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Leptodeira ornata, the northern cat-eyed snake or ornate cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 64 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Ornate Cat-eyed Snake that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Cloudy Snail-eating Snake (about 20%), Blunthead Tree Snake (about 20%) and Red Coffee Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ornate Cat-eyed Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (100 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.
