Striped Vine Snake

Striped Vine Snake

Oxybelis vittatus

Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Soberanía National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

25 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
102 In all 5 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Striped Vine Snake

Oxybelis vittatus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Panama. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Vine Snake in Soberanía National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Vine Snake sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 52 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Striped Vine Snake in Soberanía National Park?

February, June and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Vine Snake in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Striped Vine Snake?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped 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.

Is Soberanía National Park the best place to see a Striped Vine Snake?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Striped Vine Snake sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 30%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%).

Where does the Striped Vine Snake sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Striped Vine Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Soberanía National Park (25 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.

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