Common Tiger Snake

Common Tiger Snake

Telescopus semiannulatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kruger National Park
34 Verified records at Kruger National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Telescopus semiannulatus, commonly known as the common tiger snake, tiger cat snake, western tiger snake, or eastern tiger snake is a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake. It is widespread in central, eastern, and southern Africa. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Tiger Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Tiger Snake in Kruger National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Tiger Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Tiger Snake in Kruger National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Common Tiger Snake in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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