Black-necked Centipede Snake

Black-necked Centipede Snake

Tantilla armillata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
40–50
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
3 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
5 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-necked Centipede Snake in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Centipede Snake sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-necked Centipede Snake in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Centipede Snake in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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