Family

Sand Snakes

Psammophiidae

28 species in our catalog · found in 48 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPsammophiidae (Sand Snakes)

Species in this group

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

Endemic

Mimophis occultus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Mimophis mahfalensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Malpolon monspessulanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis tanganicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Psammophis subtaeniatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophylax tritaeniatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis leightoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Psammophis sudanensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis mossambicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis orientalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hemirhagerrhis kelleri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhamphiophis rostratus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophylax rhombeatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis notostictus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dipsina multimaculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psammophis biseriatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psammophis angolensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis longifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis crucifer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psammophis leopardinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psammophis punctulatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophylax multisquamis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis trigrammus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis brevirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis pulcher

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

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sand 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	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	7	~60%
	Eastern Bark Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Rufous Beaked Snake			Insufficient data
	Three-lined Grass Snake			Insufficient data
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
2	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5	~50%
	Cape Sand Snake			~20%
	Karoo Sand Snake			~20%
	Dwarf Beaked Snake			~10%
	Western Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Leopard Grass Snake			Insufficient data
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~50%
	Tanganyika Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Rufous Beaked Snake			Insufficient data
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
4	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~50%
	Northern Pencil Snake			~50%
5	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	~40%
	Eastern Bark Snake			~30%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Three-lined Grass Snake			Insufficient data
6	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~40%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Three-lined Grass Snake			Insufficient data
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	~40%
	Link-marked Sand Snake			~10%
	Eastern Bark Snake			~10%
	Rufous Beaked Snake			~10%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Red Backed Snake			Insufficient data
	🦎 Beautiful Sand snake			Insufficient data
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	8	~40%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			~20%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
	Eastern Bark Snake			~10%
	Three-lined Grass Snake			~10%
	Rufous Beaked Snake			<5%
	Dwarf Sand Snake			<5%
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			Insufficient data
9	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Eastern Bark Snake			Insufficient data
	Keller's Bark Snake			Insufficient data
10	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~30%
	Pencil Snake			Insufficient data
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~30%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Rufous Beaked Snake			Insufficient data
12	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Montpellier Snake			~30%
13	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
14	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5	~30%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
	Leopard Grass Snake			~10%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Three-lined Grass Snake			Insufficient data
	Cape Sand Snake			Insufficient data
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Kenyan Striped Skaapsteker			Insufficient data
	Sudanese Sand Snake			Insufficient data
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~20%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Eastern Bark Snake			Insufficient data
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
	Link-marked Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Red Backed Snake			Insufficient data
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~20%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Eastern Bark Snake			Insufficient data
19	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~20%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			~10%
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
20	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~20%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~10%
	Rhombic Skaapsteker			~10%
	Karoo Sand Snake			~10%
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~20%
	Rhombic Skaapsteker			~10%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~10%
	Karoo Sand Snake			~10%
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Rufous Beaked Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Eastern Bark Snake			Insufficient data
	Sudanese Sand Snake			Insufficient data
23	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Sudanese Sand Snake			Insufficient data
24	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
25	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Rufous Beaked Snake			Insufficient data
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
26	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
27	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Rhombic Skaapsteker			Insufficient data
28	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Rhombic Skaapsteker			~10%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~10%
29	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cape Sand Snake			~10%
	Dwarf Beaked Snake			Insufficient data
30	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Montpellier Snake			~10%
31	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
32	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
33	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Montpellier Snake			~10%
34	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Montpellier Snake			~10%
35	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
36	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Long Sand Racer			Insufficient data
37	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Montpellier Snake			Insufficient data
38	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
39	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
40	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
41	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
42	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Rufous Beaked Snake			Insufficient data
43	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Montpellier Snake			~10%
44	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
	Rufous Beaked Snake			Insufficient data
45	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Rufous Beaked Snake			Insufficient data
46	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
47	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Montpellier Snake			Insufficient data
48	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data