Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusImantodes (Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)
- SpeciesImantodes inornatus (Western Tree Snake)
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Mottled Snail-eater
Sibon longifrenis
Red Coffee Snake
Ninia sebae
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Black Halloween Snake
Pliocercus euryzonus
Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake
Stenorrhina degenhardtii
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Tree Snake in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Western Tree Snake sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Tree Snake in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Western Tree Snake in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.