Black-headed Snake
Tantilla melanocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusTantilla (Centipede Snakes)
- SpeciesTantilla melanocephala (Black-headed Snake)
Tantilla melanocephala, commonly known as the black-headed snake, the neotropical black-headed snake, and la culebra de cabeza negra in Spanish, is a small species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America and South America. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Snake sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Tschudi's False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus melanogenys
Wucherer's Ground Snake
Xenopholis scalaris
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Royal Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus reginae
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus
Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus
Banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira annulata
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Pachacamac Ground Snake
Atractus snethlageae
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Snake in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Snake sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Snake in Tambopata National Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Snake in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.