Mole Viper

Mole Viper

Atractaspis bibronii

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

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
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 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
4 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
7 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mole Viper in Kruger National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Mole Viper sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mole Viper in Kruger National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Mole Viper in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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