Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica

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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
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 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
4 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mozambique Spitting Cobra in Pilanesberg National Park?

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

When is the best time to see Mozambique Spitting Cobra in Pilanesberg National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Mozambique Spitting Cobra in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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