Costa Rican Coral Snake

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
6	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
7	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
9	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Costa Rican Coral Snake in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Costa Rican Coral Snake sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Costa Rican Coral Snake in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Costa Rican Coral Snake in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.