Tantilla armillata
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Tantilla armillata is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Centipede Snake sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 20 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
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Centipede Snake in Ostional Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-necked Centipede Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Ostional Wildlife Refuge, in our data
Ostional Wildlife Refuge is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-necked Centipede Snake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Black-necked Centipede Snake that you can see in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Köhler’s Vine Snake (about 30%), Central American Lyresnake (about 20%) and Rhombic 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 Black-necked Centipede Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (12 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.
