Boie's Ground Snake
Atractus badius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusAtractus (Ground Snakes)
- SpeciesAtractus badius (Boie's Ground Snake)
Boie's ground snake (Atractus badius) is a nocturnal and semi-fossorial snake species in the Colubridae family. Like the other members of the Atractus genus, its diet is composed predominantly of earthworms, which it actively hunts in the leaf litter of the primary and secondary rainforests it inhabits. The IUCN lists the species as 'Least Concern' because of its wide distribution, including in protected areas. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Boie's Ground Snake sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park
Panama Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis cervinus
Amazon Puffing Snake
Spilotes sulphureus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Wucherer's Ground Snake
Xenopholis scalaris
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Black-headed Snake
Tantilla melanocephala
Blind Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus typhlus
Central Sipo
Chironius quadricarinatus
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas boddaerti
Amazon Basin Tree Snake
Imantodes lentiferus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Boie's Ground Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Boie's Ground Snake sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Boie's Ground Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Boie's Ground Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.