Striped Vine Snake

Striped Vine Snake

Oxybelis vittatus

Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

36 Verified sightings at La Amistad International Park (Panama) From 2019 to 2026
102 In all 5 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Striped Vine Snake

Oxybelis vittatus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Panama. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Vine Snake in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Vine Snake sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 63 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.

When is the best time to see a Striped Vine Snake in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Vine Snake in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against about 10% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Striped Vine Snake?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped 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.

Which relatives of the Striped Vine Snake live in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

Same family: Colubridae

The closest relatives of the Striped Vine Snake that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Blunthead Tree Snake (about 10%), South American Milksnake (about 10%) and Chicken Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Striped Vine Snake sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Striped Vine Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (36 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.

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