Cope's Snail Sucker
Sibon anthracops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSibon (Snail Suckers)
- SpeciesSibon anthracops (Cope's Snail Sucker)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Slender Snail Sucker
Sibon dimidiatus
Ringed Snail Sucker
Sibon annulatus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Green Rat Snake
Senticolis triaspis
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Double-banded Coral Snake Mimic
Erythrolamprus bizona
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
South American Milksnake
Lampropeltis micropholis
Linnaeus' Sipo
Chironius exoletus
Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cope's Snail Sucker at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |