Fire-bellied Snake
Erythrolamprus epinephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusErythrolamprus (Coral Snake Mimics)
- SpeciesErythrolamprus epinephalus (Fire-bellied Snake)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Mimic False Coral Snake
Erythrolamprus mimus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Striped Vine Snake
Oxybelis vittatus
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
South American Forest Racer
Dendrophidion percarinatum
False Fer-de-lance
Xenodon rabdocephalus
Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Central American Lizard Eater
Mastigodryas alternatus
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake
Stenorrhina degenhardtii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fire-bellied Snake in Chagres National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Fire-bellied Snake sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fire-bellied Snake in Chagres National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Fire-bellied Snake in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.