Gulf Coast Vine Snake
Oxybelis potosiensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusOxybelis (Vine Snakes)
- SpeciesOxybelis potosiensis (Gulf Coast Vine Snake)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Road Guarder
Conophis lineatus
Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira frenata
Peten Centipede Snake
Tantilla cuniculator
Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes imperialis
Peninsula Stripeless Snake
Coniophanes meridanus
Central American Milksnake
Lampropeltis abnorma
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Gulf Coast Vine Snake at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |