Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusImantodes (Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)
- SpeciesImantodes cenchoa (Blunthead Tree Snake)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Red Coffee Snake
Ninia sebae
Mottled Snail-eater
Sibon longifrenis
Ringed Snail Sucker
Sibon annulatus
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
Ecuador Sipo
Chironius grandisquamis
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blunthead Tree Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blunthead Tree Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blunthead Tree Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.