Cope's Snail Sucker

Cope's Snail Sucker

Sibon anthracops

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Palo Verde National Park

Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park

Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
LC

Cloudy Snail-eating Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Sibon nebulatus

Insufficient data
Central American Lyresnake
LC

Central American Lyresnake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Trimorphodon quadruplex

30–40% · Possible
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
LC

Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Leptodeira rhombifera

30–40% · Possible
Köhler’s Vine Snake

Köhler’s Vine Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Oxybelis koehleri

20–30% · Possible
Mexican Parrot Snake

Mexican Parrot Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Leptophis mexicanus

20–30% · Possible
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
LC

Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Leptodeira nigrofasciata

20–30% · Possible
Pacific Longtail Snake
LC

Pacific Longtail Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Enulius flavitorques

10–20% · Possible
Sooty Black-striped Snake

Sooty Black-striped Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Coniophanes piceivittis

10–20% · Possible
Western Ribbon Snake
LC

Western Ribbon Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Thamnophis proximus

10–20% · With luck
Central American Milksnake

Central American Milksnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Lampropeltis abnorma

Insufficient data
Coluber mentovarius

Coluber mentovarius

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Masticophis mentovarius

Insufficient data
Striped Lowland Snake
LC

Striped Lowland Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Leptodrymus pulcherrimus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
30–40
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
40–50
Aug
0–10
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cope's Snail Sucker in Palo Verde National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Cope's Snail Sucker sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cope's Snail Sucker in Palo Verde National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cope's Snail Sucker in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.

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