White-lipped Snake
White-lipped Snake

White-lipped Snake

Drysdalia coronoides

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

The white-lipped snake (Drysdalia coronoides) is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to south-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a White-lipped Snake sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 46 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
Lowlands Copperhead
LC Endemic

Lowlands Copperhead

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Austrelaps superbus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
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 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-lipped Snake in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a White-lipped Snake sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-lipped Snake in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for White-lipped Snake in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.

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