Puff Adder

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

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	30–40%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
8	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
10	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
14	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
15	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
16	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
17	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
18	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
19	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
21	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
22	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
23	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
24	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
25	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
26	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
27	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
28	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
29	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
30	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
32	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Puff Adder in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Puff Adder sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Puff Adder in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Puff Adder in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.