Mole Viper
Atractaspis bibronii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAtractaspididae (Atractaspidid Snakes)
- GenusAtractaspis (Burrowing Asps)
- SpeciesAtractaspis bibronii (Mole Viper)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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.