Cape Wolf Snake

Cape Wolf Snake

Lycophidion capense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Gorongosa National Park
5 Verified records at Gorongosa National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The Cape wolf snake (Lycophidion capense) is a species of oviparous, nonvenomous snake which occurs over a wide area of Southern, Central, and East Africa. Though docile and harmless, it may be confused with the very venomous stiletto snake. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Wolf Snake sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
30–40
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
2 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Wolf Snake in Gorongosa National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Wolf Snake sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Wolf Snake in Gorongosa National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Cape Wolf Snake in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.

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