Lowlands Copperhead
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Lowlands Copperhead

Austrelaps superbus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Wilsons Promontory National Park
57 Verified records at Wilsons Promontory National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lowland copperhead or lowlands copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae, found in southeastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is commonly referred to as the copperhead, but is not closely related to the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix. If provoked, the lowland copperhead is a dangerous snake with neurotoxic venom, which can kill an adult human if correct first aid is not applied promptly. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Lowlands Copperhead sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park

Eastern Tiger Snake
LC Endemic

Eastern Tiger Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Notechis scutatus

50–60% · Likely
White-lipped Snake
LC Endemic

White-lipped Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Drysdalia coronoides

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
5 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lowlands Copperhead in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

About 39% of wildlife watchers report a Lowlands Copperhead sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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