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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Mottled Snail-eater
Sibon longifrenis
Black Halloween Snake
Pliocercus euryzonus
Red Coffee Snake
Ninia sebae
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Ecuador Sipo
Chironius grandisquamis
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Ringed Snail Sucker
Sibon annulatus
📅 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blunthead Tree Snake in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blunthead Tree Snake in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.