Costa Rican Coral Snake
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Costa Rican Coral Snake

Micrurus mosquitensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Braulio Carrillo National Park
13 Verified records at Braulio Carrillo National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Micrurus mosquitensis, also known commonly as the mosquito coral snake and la coral misquita in Central American Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central America. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Costa Rican Coral Snake sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park

Allen's Coralsnake
LC

Allen's Coralsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Micrurus alleni

5–10% · With luck
Central American Coral Snake
LC

Central American Coral Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Micrurus nigrocinctus

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
LC

Many-banded Coralsnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Micrurus multifasciatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Costa Rican Coral Snake in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Costa Rican Coral Snake sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Costa Rican Coral Snake in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Costa Rican Coral Snake in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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