Genus

Snail-eaters

Dipsas

6 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusDipsas (Snail-eaters)

Species in this group

Dipsas neuwiedi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dipsas catesbyi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dipsas indica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dipsas articulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dipsas brevifacies

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dipsas tenuissima

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Snail-eaters

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 36 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 6	~30%
	Catesby's Snail-eater			~20%
	Neotropical Snail-eater			~10%
2	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~20%
	Neuwied's Tree Snake			~20%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	~20%
	Catesby's Snail-eater			~20%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 6	~20%
	Catesby's Snail-eater			~20%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	American Snail-eater			~10%
6	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~10%
	Snail-eating Thirst Snake			~10%
7	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	American Snail-eater			~10%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	American Snail-eater			~10%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Taylor's Snail-eater			<5%