Black Mamba

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
3	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
5	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
7	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
8	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
9	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
10	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
15	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
16	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
19	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
20	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
21	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
22	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
23	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Mamba in Kruger National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Black Mamba sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Mamba in Kruger National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black Mamba in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.