Where to see
Micrurus nigrocinctus
Pico Bonito National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Central American Coral Snake during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Pico Bonito National Park
In Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Central American Coral Snake sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Santa Rosa National Park and more
After Pico Bonito National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Central American Coral Snake are in Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 30%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Pico Bonito National Park (about 80%), January in Santa Rosa National Park (about 40%) and February in Celaque National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Central American Coral Snake on a given day. Each park's Central American Coral Snake page has the full month-by-month chart.
