Enulius flavitorques
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Enulius flavitorques, the Pacific longtail snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Longtail Snake sighting in Palo Verde National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 21 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Longtail Snake in Palo Verde National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–December, the lowest months. Those are among Palo Verde National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 480 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pacific Longtail Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Pacific Longtail Snake sightings, Palo Verde National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Pacific Longtail 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 Pacific Longtail Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Palo Verde National Park (7 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.
