Black Mamba

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
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 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
13 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Mamba in Pilanesberg National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Black Mamba sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Mamba in Pilanesberg National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black Mamba in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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