Black Whip Snake
Demansia vestigiata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusDemansia (Whipsnakes)
- SpeciesDemansia vestigiata (Black Whip Snake)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens
Bar-bellied Sea Snake
Hydrophis elegans
Black-bellied Swamp Snake
Hemiaspis signata
Rough-scaled Snake
Tropidechis carinatus
Northern Death Adder
Acanthophis praelongus
Grey-naped Snake
Furina tristis
Greater Sea Snake
Hydrophis major
Olive Sea Snake
Aipysurus laevis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Whip Snake at Daintree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |