Genus

Sand Racers

Psammophis

16 species in our catalog · found in 35 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Psammophis tanganicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psammophis subtaeniatus

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

Psammophis notostictus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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

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 Racers

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	4	~40%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
2	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~40%
	Cape Sand Snake			~20%
	Karoo Sand Snake			~20%
	Western Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Leopard Grass Snake			Insufficient data
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Tanganyika Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~30%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			~20%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
	Dwarf Sand Snake			<5%
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			Insufficient data
5	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~30%
	Link-marked Sand Snake			~10%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	🦎 Beautiful Sand snake			Insufficient data
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
8	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
9	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~20%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
	Leopard Grass Snake			~10%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Cape Sand Snake			Insufficient data
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~20%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			~10%
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~20%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
13	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Sudanese Sand Snake			Insufficient data
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Sudanese Sand Snake			Insufficient data
15	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
	Link-marked Sand Snake			Insufficient data
18	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~10%
	Karoo Sand Snake			~10%
19	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
20	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~10%
	Karoo Sand Snake			~10%
22	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
23	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
24	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Long Sand Racer			Insufficient data
25	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Sudanese Sand Snake			Insufficient data
27	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cape Sand Snake			~10%
28	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
29	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
30	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
31	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
32	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~10%
33	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
34	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
35	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data