Leptodeira ornata
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Leptodeira ornata, the northern cat-eyed snake or ornate cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 33 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in May and June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
5th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Ornate Cat-eyed Snake that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Köhler’s Vine Snake (about 30%), Blunthead Tree Snake (about 20%) and Cloudy Snail-eating Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ornate Cat-eyed Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (14 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.
