Bitis (Puff Adders) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Bitis peringueyi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Bitis arietans

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Bitis caudalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

VU

Bitis gabonica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Bitis cornuta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Bitis atropos

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU

Bitis nasicornis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN

Bitis albanica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Bitis rubida

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

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Puff Adders

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	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~70%
	Peringuey's Adder			~40%
	Horned Adder			~30%
	Many-horned Adder			~20%
	Puff Adder			~10%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Puff Adder			~30%
3	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~30%
	Puff Adder			~20%
	Berg Adder			~10%
	Red Adder			Insufficient data
4	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Puff Adder			~20%
	Horned Adder			Insufficient data
5	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~30%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
6	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~30%
	Puff Adder			~20%
	Albany Adder			~10%
	Berg Adder			Insufficient data
7	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~30%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
8	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Puff Adder			~20%
	Berg Adder			~10%
9	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
10	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Gaboon Adder			Insufficient data
11	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Berg Adder			Insufficient data
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
12	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
13	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Puff Adder			~20%
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
	Gaboon Adder			Insufficient data
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Puff Adder			~10%
	Gaboon Adder			~10%
17	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Rhinoceros Viper			Insufficient data
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
19	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
20	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Puff Adder			~10%
	Horned Adder			Insufficient data
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			~10%
22	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
23	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			~10%
24	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
25	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
27	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Rhinoceros Viper			Insufficient data
28	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			~10%
29	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			~10%
30	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Rhinoceros Viper			Insufficient data
31	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			~10%
32	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
33	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
34	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~10%
	Rhinoceros Viper			Insufficient data
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
35	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
36	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			~10%
37	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
38	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			~10%
39	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
40	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
41	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
42	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
43	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
44	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data
45	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Puff Adder			Insufficient data