African Rock Python

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

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	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
3	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
4	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
6	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
7	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
8	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
9	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
10	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Rock Python in Tarangire National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a African Rock Python sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Rock Python in Tarangire National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for African Rock Python in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.