Eastern Tiger Snake
Notechis scutatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusNotechis (Tiger Snakes)
- SpeciesNotechis scutatus (Eastern Tiger Snake)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Yellow-faced Whipsnake
Demansia psammophis
Golden Crowned Snake
Cacophis squamulosus
Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis
Black-bellied Swamp Snake
Hemiaspis signata
Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens
Broad-headed Snake
Hoplocephalus bungaroides
Common Death Adder
Acanthophis antarcticus
Red-naped Snake
Furina diadema
Mustard-bellied Snake
Drysdalia rhodogaster
📅 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 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Tiger Snake in Royal National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Eastern Tiger Snake sighting in Royal National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Tiger Snake in Royal National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Tiger Snake in Royal National Park in our monthly data.