Cape Wolf Snake
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Cape Wolf Snake

Lycophidion capense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
27 Verified records at Kruger National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The Cape wolf snake (Lycophidion capense) is a species of oviparous, nonvenomous snake which occurs over a wide area of Southern, Central, and East Africa. Though docile and harmless, it may be confused with the very venomous stiletto snake. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Wolf Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Variegated Wolf Snake
LC

Variegated Wolf Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Lycophidion variegatum

Insufficient data
Brown House Snake
LC

Brown House Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boaedon capensis

10–20% · With luck
Black File Snake
LC

Black File Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Gracililima nyassae

<5% · Rare
Common Brown Water Snake
LC

Common Brown Water Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lycodonomorphus rufulus

Insufficient data
Cape File Snake
LC

Cape File Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Limaformosa capensis

Insufficient data
Swazi Rock Snake
LC

Swazi Rock Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Inyoka swazicus

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available

Floodplain Water Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
2 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Wolf Snake in Kruger National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Wolf Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Wolf Snake in Kruger National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Cape Wolf Snake in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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