Oxybelis koehleri
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 20% of wildlife watchers report a Köhler’s Vine Snake sighting in Palo Verde National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 21 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.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Köhler’s Vine Snake in Palo Verde National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–September, the lowest months. That is one of Palo Verde National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 480 mm in October.
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.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Köhler’s Vine Snake sightings, Palo Verde National Park ranks 6th at about 20%. 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 Palo Verde National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Central American Lyresnake (about 40%), Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake (about 40%) and Western Ribbon 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 Palo Verde National Park (11 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.
