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| FAMILY BOIDAE (boas, pythons and anacondas) | |||
| Genus, species | Common name | Location | |
| Boa constrictor | common boa | Hotel Villa Lapas, Costa Rica. Approx 8' up a tree. | |
| Corallus hortulanus | Amazon tree boa | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Eunectes murinus | green anaconda | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| FAMILY ELAPIDAE (coral snakes) | |||
| Leptomicurus narducci | Andean black-backed coral snake | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Micrurus lemniscatus | South American coral snake | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Micrurus surinamensis | aquatic coral snake | Madre Selva, Amazon. On trail. | |
| Pelamis platurus | yellow-bellied seasnake | Off the coast of Jaco, Costa Rica | |
| FAMILY COLUBRIDAE (colubrine snakes) | |||
| Aractus collaris | collared earth snake | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Chironius exoletus | common whipsnake | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Chironius fuscus | olive whipsnake | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Chironius scurrulus | rusty whipsnake | Madre Selva, Amazon. Found dead. | |
| Clelia clelia | common mussurana | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Clelia sp. | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
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| Coniophanes fissidens | black-striped snake | Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica | |
| Dendrophidion dendrophis | tawny forest racer | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Diadophis punctatus |
ring-necked snake | Marin county, California. Trailside. | |
| Dipsas catesbyi | ornate snail-eating snake | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Dipsas indica | Big-headed snail-eating snake | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Dryadophis (Mastigodryas) melanolomus | Salmon bellied racer | Hotel Villa Lapas, Costa Rica | |
| Drymobius margaritiferus | speckled racer | Hotel Villa Lapas (Carara Biological Reserve), Costa Rica. On ground. | |
| Helicops angulatus | banded neotropical water snake | Madre Selva, Amazon. In swamp atop vegetation. | |
| Helicops polylepsis | black-chinned water snake (note defensive flattening of neck) | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Imantodes cenchoa | blunt-headed treesnake | Madre Selva, Amazon | ? |
| Lampropeltis getula californiae | California kingsnake | Marin county, California. Trailside. | |
| Lampropeltis getula niger | Mexican black kingsnake | captive | |
| Leptodeira septentrionalis | frog eating snake | Hotel Villa Lapas, Esquinas lodge (Piedras Blancas National Park) & Bosque Del Cabo lodge (Osa Peninsula) Costa Rica. Poolside/pondside. Very common. | |
| Leptodeira annulata ? | common cat-eye (juvenile) | |
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| Leptodeira sp. | velvety cat-eyed snake | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Leptophis ahaetuella occidentalis | parrot snake | Carara National Park, Costa Rica. Two seen - resting atop palm frond 12' up; in creek. | |
| Masticophis Lateralis Lateralis | California whipsnake | Black Diamond Mines, California. Two seen - crossing field; resting 4' up in bush. | |
| Nerodia fasciata pictiventris | Florida banded water snake | Viera, Florida. Found crossing parking lot at Washington Nationals spring training park. | |
| Ninia maculata | coffee snake | Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica. Found under leaf litter, Fila trail. | |
| Nothopsis rugosus | ?? | Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica | |
| Oxybelis aeneus | brown (green-striped) vine snake | Madre Selva, Amazon, Hotel Villa Lapas, Costa Rica | |
| Oxyrhopus petolarius | calico snake | Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica. Found at night, 4' off ground in palm bush (juvenile); DOR, south of Jaco, Costa Rica (adult) | |
| Pituophis Catenifer | gopher snake | Marin county, California. Found various places, trailside. | |
| Pseustes poecilonotus | bird eating snake | Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica | No photo available |
| Rhinobothyrum bovalli | big-headed coral snake mimic | Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica (captive) | |
| Sibon nebulata | snail eating snake | Piedras Blancas National Park & Villa Lapas lodge (Carara Biological Reserve), Costa Rica. Found resting in tree cavity during day, 5' off ground. | |
| Siphlophis (Tripanurgos) compressus | red-eyed tree snake | Madre Selva, Amazon; Villa Lapas lodge (Carara Biological Reserve), Costa Rica. CR specimen found under construction debris at trailhead. | |
| Thamnophis elegans terrestris | coast garter snake | Marin county, California. Very common, trailside. | |
| Thamnophis Sirtalis Tetrataenia | San Francisco garter snake | Ano Nuevo state park, California. Trailside. | |
| Xenodon rabdocephalus | common false viper | Madre Selva, Amazon | Photo not available |
| FAMILY VIPERIDAE (pit vipers) | |||
| Bothrops asper | fer de lance | Piedras Blancas National Park & Carara National Park, Costa Rica. Very common, seen at multiple locations. | |
| Bothrops atrox | fer de lance | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Bothriopsis taeniata | speckled forest pit viper | Madre Selva, Amazon | |
| Bothriechis schlegelii | eyelash forest viper | Cahuita, Costa Rica. Found 4' up on tree trunk, trailside. | |
| Crotalus viridis oreganus | northern Pacific rattlesnake | Marin county, California. Very common, seen at multiple locations.. | |
| Lachesis stenophrys | bushmaster | Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica (captive) | |
| FAMILY UNGALIOPHIIDAE | |||
| Ungaliophis panamensis | dwarf boa | Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica (captive) | |
| NOT YET IDENTIFIED | |||
| Madre Selva, Amazon | |
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| * Thanks to Andreas Hohmeister, John Sullivan, and Jim Tracy for help with proper identification. Click here to see John's 2001 Greentracks trip to the same region. |