Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusImantodes (Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)
- SpeciesImantodes cenchoa (Blunthead Tree Snake)
Imantodes cenchoa, also known commonly as the blunthead tree snake, the neotropical blunt-headed tree snake, and the fiddle-string snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Striped Vine Snake
Oxybelis vittatus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Central American Lizard Eater
Mastigodryas alternatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris
Oliver's Parrot Snake
Leptophis nebulosus
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Werner's Sipo
Chironius flavopictus
American Snail-eater
Dipsas articulata
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blunthead Tree Snake in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blunthead Tree Snake in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blunthead Tree Snake in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.