Common Tiger Snake

Common Tiger Snake

Telescopus semiannulatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
6 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
7 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Tiger Snake in Kruger National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Common Tiger Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Tiger Snake in Kruger National Park?

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

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