Whitenose Blind Snake silhouette

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Whitenose Blind Snake

Liotyphlops albirostris

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Whitenose Blind Snake

Liotyphlops albirostris (common name Whitenose blind snake) is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae. It is endemic to Central America. The snake has been reported from Colombia, Curaçao, Panama and Venezuela. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

No species of the same family or order lives in Soberanía National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Whitenose Blind Snake in Soberanía National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whitenose Blind Snake sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th 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.

When is the best time to see a Whitenose Blind Snake in Soberanía National Park?

February–March and July–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whitenose Blind Snake in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and November–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Whitenose Blind Snake?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whitenose Blind Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Whitenose Blind Snake?

Only Soberanía National Park, in our data

Soberanía National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Whitenose Blind Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Whitenose Blind Snake sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Whitenose Blind Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Soberanía National Park (6 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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