Puff Adder

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Puff Adder sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Puff Adder in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

August has the highest sighting rate for Puff Adder in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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