Black Mamba

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
3	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
5	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
6	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
8	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
10	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
13	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
14	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
15	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
16	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
17	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Mamba in Kruger National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Black Mamba sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Mamba in Kruger National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black Mamba in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.