Red Spitting Cobra
Naja pallida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusNaja (Cobras)
- SpeciesNaja pallida (Red Spitting Cobra)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Spitting Cobra sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red Spitting Cobra in Tsavo East National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Red Spitting Cobra sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red Spitting Cobra in Tsavo East National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Red Spitting Cobra in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.