Eastern Shield-nose Snake
Aspidelaps scutatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusAspidelaps (Shield-nosed Cobras)
- SpeciesAspidelaps scutatus (Eastern Shield-nose Snake)
📅 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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Shield-nose Snake in Kruger National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Eastern Shield-nose Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Shield-nose Snake in Kruger National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Shield-nose Snake in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.