Green Water Snake
Philothamnus hoplogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPhilothamnus (Green Snakes)
- SpeciesPhilothamnus hoplogaster (Green Water Snake)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Water Snake in Garden Route National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Green Water Snake sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Water Snake in Garden Route National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Green Water Snake in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.