Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPhrynonax
- SpeciesPhrynonax poecilonotus (Puffing Snake)
Closest Relatives at Marino Ballena National Park
Werner's Sipo
Chironius flavopictus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rubricata
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
White-headed snake
Enuliophis sclateri
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Puffing Snake in Marino Ballena National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Puffing Snake sighting in Marino Ballena National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Puffing Snake in Marino Ballena National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Puffing Snake in Marino Ballena National Park in our monthly data.