Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Naja nigricollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusNaja (Cobras)
- SpeciesNaja nigricollis (Black-necked Spitting Cobra)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
📅 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 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-necked Spitting Cobra in Nairobi National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Spitting Cobra sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-necked Spitting Cobra in Nairobi National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Spitting Cobra in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.