Great Lakes Bush Viper
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Great Lakes Bush Viper

Atheris nitschei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Virunga National Park
9 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Common names: Great Lakes bush viper, Nitsche's bush viper, more. Atheris nitschei is a species of venomous snake, a viper in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to Africa. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Lakes Bush Viper sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

African Hairy Bush Viper
LC

African Hairy Bush Viper

Reptile

Atheris hispida

Insufficient data
Rhinoceros Viper
VU

Rhinoceros Viper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bitis nasicornis

Insufficient data
Puff Adder
LC

Puff Adder

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bitis arietans

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Lakes Bush Viper in Virunga National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Great Lakes Bush Viper sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Lakes Bush Viper in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Great Lakes Bush Viper in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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