Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusOxybelis (Vine Snakes)
- SpeciesOxybelis fulgidus (Green Vine Snake)
Oxybelis fulgidus, commonly known as the green vine snake, is a species of slender, arboreal, opisthoglyphous ('rear-fanged') colubrid serpent which is endemic to Central America and northern South America. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Vine Snake sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Oliver's Parrot Snake
Leptophis nebulosus
Red Coffee Snake
Ninia sebae
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Orangebelly Swamp Snake
Tretanorhinus nigroluteus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 8 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 11 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 16 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 18 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 20 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Vine Snake in Tortuguero National Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Green Vine Snake sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green Vine Snake in Tortuguero National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Green Vine Snake in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.