Cape Cobra

Cape Cobra

Naja nivea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Black Mamba
LC

Black Mamba

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendroaspis polylepis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Cobra in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a Cape Cobra sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Cobra in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Cape Cobra in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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