Central American Indigo Snake

Central American Indigo Snake

Drymarchon melanurus

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Santa Rosa National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
5 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
6 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
7 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
8 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
9 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
10 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
11 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
13 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
14 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Central American Indigo Snake in Santa Rosa National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Central American Indigo Snake sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Central American Indigo Snake in Santa Rosa National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Central American Indigo Snake in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.

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