Leptodeira ornata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sighting in Cahuita National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 31 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June–July and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake in Cahuita National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May, September–October and December, the lowest months.
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.
10th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sightings, Cahuita National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Arenal Volcano 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 Cahuita National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Köhler’s Vine Snake (about 30%), Blunthead Tree Snake (about 20%) and Cloudy Snail-eating Snake (about 10%), 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 Cahuita 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.
