Olive Whip Snake
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Olive Whip Snake

Psammophis mossambicus

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

Psammophis mossambicus, the olive grass snake, is a snake species in the family Psammophiidae, the sand and whip snakes (not to be confused with the Australian olive whipsnake, Demansia olivacea). Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Whip Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Stripe-bellied Sand Snake
LC

Stripe-bellied Sand Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Psammophis subtaeniatus

10–20% · With luck
Dwarf Sand Snake
LC

Dwarf Sand Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Psammophis angolensis

<5% · Rare
Cross-marked Grass Snake
LC

Cross-marked Grass Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Psammophis crucifer

Insufficient data
Short-snouted Whip Snake
LC

Short-snouted Whip Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Psammophis brevirostris

Insufficient data
Eastern Bark Snake
LC

Eastern Bark Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia

5–10% · Rare
Three-lined Grass Snake
LC

Three-lined Grass Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Psammophylax tritaeniatus

<5% · Rare
Rufous Beaked Snake
LC

Rufous Beaked Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Rhamphiophis rostratus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
9 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
14 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olive Whip Snake in Kruger National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Whip Snake sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Olive Whip Snake in Kruger National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Olive Whip Snake in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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