Lowlands Copperhead
Austrelaps superbus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusAustrelaps (Australian Copperheads)
- SpeciesAustrelaps superbus (Lowlands Copperhead)
Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory 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 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lowlands Copperhead in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Lowlands Copperhead sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lowlands Copperhead in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Lowlands Copperhead in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.