Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPhrynonax
- SpeciesPhrynonax poecilonotus (Puffing Snake)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
Gulf Coast Vine Snake
Oxybelis potosiensis
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Yucatán White-lipped Snake
Symphimus mayae
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Faded Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes schmidti
Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira frenata
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Green Rat Snake
Senticolis triaspis
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
Blood Snake
Stenorrhina freminvillei
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Puffing Snake at Sian Ka'an 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