Oxybelis koehleri
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In 3 days ~70% 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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 20 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Köhler’s Vine Snake in Ostional Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June and September–October, 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.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Köhler’s Vine Snake sightings, Ostional Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come 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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Central American Lyresnake (about 20%), Black-necked Centipede Snake (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 Köhler’s Vine Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (26 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.
