Genus

Centipede Snakes

Tantilla

5 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusTantilla (Centipede Snakes)

Species in this group

Tantilla armillata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tantilla melanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tantilla hobartsmithi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tantilla rubra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tantilla supracincta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Centipede Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 31 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	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~20%
	Black-necked Centipede Snake			~20%
2	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 5	~10%
	Black-headed Snake			~10%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Southwestern Blackhead Snake			~10%
4	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Red Black-headed Snake			~10%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Banded Centipede Snake			~10%
6	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Southwestern Blackhead Snake			<5%