Atractaspididae (Atractaspidid Snakes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

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Aparallactus lunulatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Micrelaps vaillanti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Aparallactus capensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Atractaspis bibronii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Chilorhinophis gerardi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Amblyodipsas polylepis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Xenocalamus mechowii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Atractaspis fallax

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Homoroselaps lacteus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Aparallactus guentheri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Amblyodipsas microphthalma

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Xenocalamus bicolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Xenocalamus transvaalensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Atractaspidid Snakes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	~40%
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data
	Cape Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
	Reticulated Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
2	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	~30%
	Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake			Insufficient data
	Elongate Quill-snouted Snake			Insufficient data
	Common Purple-glossed Snake			Insufficient data
	Cape Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Reticulated Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
	Black-headed Micrelaps			Insufficient data
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	~30%
	Common Purple-glossed Snake			~10%
	Cape Centipede-Eater			~10%
	Eastern Purple-glossed Snake			Insufficient data
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data
	Slender Quill-snouted Snake			Insufficient data
	Transvaal Quillsnout Snake			Insufficient data
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	Cape Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~20%
	Cape Centipede-Eater			~10%
	Mole Viper			~10%
	Common Purple-glossed Snake			~10%
	Reticulated Centipede-Eater			<5%
	Eastern Purple-glossed Snake			Insufficient data
7	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Common Purple-glossed Snake			Insufficient data
	Reticulated Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Congo Two-headed Snake			Insufficient data
9	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Cape Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data
10	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Common Purple-glossed Snake			Insufficient data
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Congo Two-headed Snake			Insufficient data
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data
	Black Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
13	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data
	Slender Quill-snouted Snake			Insufficient data
14	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~10%
	Reticulated Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
15	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data
16	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Spotted Harlequin Snake			~10%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Spotted Harlequin Snake			~10%
18	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Spotted Harlequin Snake			~10%
19	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Black Centipede-Eater			Insufficient data
20	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Black-headed Micrelaps			Insufficient data
21	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Common Purple-glossed Snake			Insufficient data
22	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data
23	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Mole Viper			Insufficient data