Puff Adder

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	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
8	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
10	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
14	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
15	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
16	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
17	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
18	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
19	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
21	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
22	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
23	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
24	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
25	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
26	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
27	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
28	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
29	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
30	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
32	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Puff Adder in Ruaha National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Puff Adder sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Puff Adder in Ruaha National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Puff Adder in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.