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 Santa Rosa National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 37 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.
January and August–September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Longtail Snake in Santa Rosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June and October–November, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Pacific Longtail Snake sightings, Santa Rosa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Pacific Longtail Snake that you can see in Santa Rosa National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake (about 50%), Central American Lyresnake (about 40%) and Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake (about 30%), 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 Santa Rosa 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.
