Rustyhead Snake
Amastridium veliferum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusAmastridium (Rusty-headed Snakes)
- SpeciesAmastridium veliferum (Rustyhead Snake)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
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
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Ecuador Sipo
Chironius grandisquamis
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rustyhead Snake at Braulio Carrillo National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |