Ashe's Spitting Cobra
Naja ashei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusNaja (Cobras)
- SpeciesNaja ashei (Ashe's Spitting Cobra)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
📅 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 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ashe's Spitting Cobra in Tsavo East National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Ashe's Spitting Cobra sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ashe's Spitting Cobra in Tsavo East National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Ashe's Spitting Cobra in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.