American Snail-eater
Dipsas articulata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusDipsas
- SpeciesDipsas articulata (American Snail-eater)
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Oliver's Parrot Snake
Leptophis nebulosus
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Ringed Snail Sucker
Sibon annulatus
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Werner's Sipo
Chironius flavopictus
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
Common Neckband Snake
Scaphiodontophis venustissimus
False Tree Coral
Rhinobothryum bovallii
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Snail-eater in Cahuita National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a American Snail-eater sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Snail-eater in Cahuita National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for American Snail-eater in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.