Genus

Vine Snakes

Oxybelis

8 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusOxybelis (Vine Snakes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Oxybelis brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Oxybelis koehleri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Oxybelis vittatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Oxybelis fulgidus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Oxybelis rutherfordi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Oxybelis potosiensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Oxybelis transandinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Oxybelis aeneus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Vine Snakes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Cope's Vine Snake			~50%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Green Vine Snake			~30%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			~10%
	Cope's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
3	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			~40%
	Cope's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
4	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			~40%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
5	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			~40%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
6	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			~30%
	Cope's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Striped Vine Snake			Insufficient data
7	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Striped Vine Snake			Insufficient data
8	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Gulf Coast Vine Snake			~20%
	Green Vine Snake			~10%
9	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Striped Vine Snake			~30%
10	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Striped Vine Snake			~20%
	Cope's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			~20%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
12	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~20%
	Rutherford's Vine Snake			~20%
13	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown Vinesnake			Insufficient data
14	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Striped Vine Snake			~20%
	Green Vine Snake			~10%
15	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
16	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			~20%
17	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Trans-Andean Vine Snake			~20%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~20%
	Striped Vine Snake			~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Cope's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
19	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~20%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
20	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~20%
	Rutherford's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
21	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Green Vine Snake			~10%
	Gulf Coast Vine Snake			Insufficient data
22	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
23	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Cope's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
24	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Striped Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Cope's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
25	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Gulf Coast Vine Snake			Insufficient data
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Cope's Vine Snake			~10%
27	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
28	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Gulf Coast Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
29	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Cope's Vine Snake			~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
30	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
31	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
32	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Green Vine Snake			~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
33	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Striped Vine Snake			Insufficient data
34	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
35	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Gulf Coast Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
36	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
37	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
38	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
39	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
40	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
41	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Rutherford's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
42	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
	Cope's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
43	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Green Vine Snake			~10%
44	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Brown Vinesnake			Insufficient data
45	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
46	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Brown Vinesnake			Insufficient data
47	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
48	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Striped Vine Snake			Insufficient data
49	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Köhler’s Vine Snake			Insufficient data
50	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data
51	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Gulf Coast Vine Snake			Insufficient data
52	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Cope's Vine Snake			Insufficient data
53	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Green Vine Snake			Insufficient data