Common Purple-glossed Snake

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	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
3	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
4	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
5	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
6	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Purple-glossed Snake in Kruger National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Common Purple-glossed Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Purple-glossed Snake in Kruger National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Common Purple-glossed Snake in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.