West African Banded Cobra
Naja savannula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusNaja (Cobras)
- SpeciesNaja savannula (West African Banded Cobra)
📅 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a West African Banded Cobra in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a West African Banded Cobra sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see West African Banded Cobra in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for West African Banded Cobra in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.