Olive Whip Snake

Olive Whip Snake

Psammophis mossambicus

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

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
12 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
15 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olive Whip Snake in Kruger National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Olive Whip Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Olive Whip Snake in Kruger National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Olive Whip Snake in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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