Red-lipped Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusCrotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)
- SpeciesCrotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Red-lipped Snake)
📅 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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-lipped Snake in Tarangire National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Red-lipped Snake sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-lipped Snake in Tarangire National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-lipped Snake in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.