Ninia maculata
Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ninia maculata, the Pacific banded coffee snake or spotted coffee snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Coffee Snake sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 63 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Coffee Snake in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and July–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Coffee Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Spotted Coffee Snake sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Coffee Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (5 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.
