Oxybelis koehleri
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Köhler’s Vine Snake sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 33 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.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Köhler’s Vine Snake in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and December, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Köhler’s Vine Snake sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 4th at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Blunthead Tree Snake (about 20%), Cloudy Snail-eating Snake (about 20%) and Ornate Cat-eyed 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (23 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.
