Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusOxyrhopus
- SpeciesOxyrhopus petolarius (Forest Flame Snake)
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Clark's Ground Snake
Atractus clarki
Tropical Snail-eater
Dipsas sanctijoannis
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Fire-bellied Snake
Erythrolamprus epinephalus
Double-banded Coral Snake Mimic
Erythrolamprus bizona
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
South American Milksnake
Lampropeltis micropholis
Lehmann's Ground Snake
Atractus lehmanni
Clark's Forest Racer
Dendrophidion clarkii
Panamanian Puffing Snake
Phrynonax shropshirei
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas boddaerti
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Forest Flame Snake in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Forest Flame Snake sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Forest Flame Snake in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Forest Flame Snake in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.