Epictia ater
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Epictia ater, or black blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
No species of the same family or order lives in Las Baulas Marine National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taylor's Blind Snake sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 13 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, August and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Taylor's Blind Snake in Las Baulas Marine National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taylor's Blind 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Taylor's Blind Snake sightings, Las Baulas Marine National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taylor's Blind Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Las Baulas Marine National Park (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.
