South American Milksnake
Lampropeltis micropholis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLampropeltis (Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes)
- SpeciesLampropeltis micropholis (South American Milksnake)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Black-tailed Worm Snake
Geophis talamancae
Fire-bellied Snake
Erythrolamprus epinephalus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Thick Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea calligaster
Cope's Forest Racer
Dendrophidion paucicarinatum
Hoffmann's Earth Snake
Geophis hoffmanni
White-headed snake
Enuliophis sclateri
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Cope's Coffee Snake
Ninia psephota
Orange-bellied Glasstail
Urotheca guentheri
Striped Crowned Snake
Tantilla ruficeps
📅 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 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a South American Milksnake in Chirripó National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a South American Milksnake sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see South American Milksnake in Chirripó National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for South American Milksnake in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.