Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Closest Relatives at Las Baulas Marine National Park

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	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
2	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
4	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
6	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
14	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Sea Snake in Las Baulas Marine National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Yellow-bellied Sea Snake sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Sea Snake in Las Baulas Marine National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Sea Snake in Las Baulas Marine National Park in our monthly data.