Oxybelis koehleri
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Oxybelis koehleri, Köhler's vine snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Köhler’s Vine Snake sighting in Corcovado National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 41 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Köhler’s Vine Snake in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Corcovado National Park's wettest months, with about 770 mm of rain against 65 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Köhler’s Vine Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Köhler’s Vine Snake sightings, Corcovado National Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 30%), Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Köhler’s Vine Snake that you can see in Corcovado National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Ornate Cat-eyed Snake (about 30%), Puffing Snake (about 20%) and Chicken Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Köhler’s Vine Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Corcovado National Park (7 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.
