Allen's Coralsnake
Allen's CoralsnakeAllen's Coralsnake

Allen's Coralsnake

Micrurus alleni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tortuguero National Park
9 Verified records at Tortuguero National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Micrurus alleni, also known commonly as Allen's coral snake, the arrow-headed coral snake, and coral cabeza flecha in local 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 Allen's Coralsnake sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Costa Rican Coral Snake
LC

Costa Rican Coral Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Micrurus mosquitensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
7 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Allen's Coralsnake in Tortuguero National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Allen's Coralsnake sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Allen's Coralsnake in Tortuguero National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Allen's Coralsnake in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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