Southern African Python

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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	10–20%
2	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
5	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
6	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
7	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
10	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
11	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
12	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
13	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
14	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
15	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
18	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern African Python in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Southern African Python sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern African Python in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

September has the highest sighting rate for Southern African Python in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.