Black-backed Snake

Black-backed Snake

Erythrolamprus melanotus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

Tobago Stream Snake
Endemic

Tobago Stream Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae

30–40% · Possible
Tobago false coral snake
LC Endemic

Tobago false coral snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Erythrolamprus ocellatus

Insufficient data
Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake

Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Leptodeira ashmeadii

30–40% · Possible
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
LC

Cloudy Snail-eating Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Sibon nebulatus

30–40% · Possible
Blunthead Tree Snake
LC

Blunthead Tree Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Imantodes cenchoa

30–40% · Possible
Neuwied's False Boa
LC

Neuwied's False Boa

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Pseudoboa neuwiedii

20–30% · Possible
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
LC

Boddaert's Tropical Racer

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Mastigodryas boddaerti

20–30% · Possible
Hallowell's Coffee Snake

Hallowell's Coffee Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Ninia atrata

20–30% · Possible
Rutherford's Vine Snake

Rutherford's Vine Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Oxybelis rutherfordi

20–30% · Possible
Oliver's Parrot Snake
LC

Oliver's Parrot Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Leptophis coeruleodorsus

Insufficient data
Hallowell's Ground Snake

Hallowell's Ground Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Atractus fuliginosus

Insufficient data
Chicken Snake
LC

Chicken Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Spilotes pullatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
50–60
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
30–40%
2 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-backed Snake in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Black-backed Snake sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-backed Snake in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Black-backed Snake in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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