Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPhrynonax
- SpeciesPhrynonax poecilonotus (Puffing Snake)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
South American Forest Racer
Dendrophidion percarinatum
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Rough Coffee Snake
Nothopsis rugosus
White-headed snake
Enuliophis sclateri
Banded Centipede Snake
Tantilla supracincta
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
📅 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 Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Puffing Snake sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Puffing Snake in Piedras Blancas National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Puffing Snake in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.