Enulius flavitorques
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Longtail Snake sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 52 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Longtail Snake in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and October–January, the lowest months. That is one of Soberanía National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 350 mm in November.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Pacific Longtail Snake sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), 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 Soberanía National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake (about 20%), Ornate Cat-eyed Snake (about 10%) and Striped Vine Snake (about 10%), 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 Soberanía 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.
