Striped Vine Snake
Oxybelis vittatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusOxybelis (Vine Snakes)
- SpeciesOxybelis vittatus (Striped Vine Snake)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Fire-bellied Snake
Erythrolamprus epinephalus
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
Hidden Snail-eating Snake
Dipsas aparatiritos
📅 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 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Striped Vine Snake in Chagres National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Striped Vine Snake sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Striped Vine Snake in Chagres National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Striped Vine Snake in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.