Red-lipped Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusCrotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)
- SpeciesCrotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Red-lipped Snake)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Spotted Bush Snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Boomslang
Dispholidus typus
Egg-eating Snake
Dasypeltis scabra
Cross-barred Snake
Dipsadoboa aulica
Common Tiger Snake
Telescopus semiannulatus
Green Water Snake
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Twig Snake
Thelotornis capensis
Eastern Green Snake
Philothamnus natalensis
Western Natal Green Snake
Philothamnus occidentalis
Southern Brown Egg Eater
Dasypeltis inornata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-lipped Snake in Kruger National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Red-lipped Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-lipped Snake in Kruger National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-lipped Snake in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.