Enulius flavitorques
Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Enulius flavitorques, the Pacific longtail snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Longtail Snake sighting in San Pedro Sula on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 18 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.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Longtail Snake in San Pedro Sula on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pacific Longtail Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Pacific Longtail Snake sightings, San Pedro Sula has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Panama City (Panama, under 5%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Pacific Longtail Snake that you can see in San Pedro Sula (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake (about 20%), Black-striped Snake (about 20%) and Speckled Racer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pacific Longtail Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in San Pedro Sula (17 verified sightings), 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.
