Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusOxyrhopus
- SpeciesOxyrhopus petolarius (Forest Flame Snake)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Northern Calico Snake
Oxyrhopus occipitalis
Impostor Flame-Snake
Oxyrhopus vanidicus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Philodryas argentea
Xenoxybelis argenteus
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Big Ground Snake
Atractus major
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Olive Forest Racer
Dendrophidion dendrophis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Forest Flame Snake in Yasuní National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Forest Flame Snake sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Forest Flame Snake in Yasuní National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Forest Flame Snake in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.