Where to see
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West Coast National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Puff Adder during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
West Coast National Park
In West Coast National Park, South Africa, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Puff Adder sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
De Hoop Nature Reserve and more
After West Coast National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Puff Adder are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 40%), Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in West Coast National Park (about 80%), March in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 70%) and October in Tsavo East National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Puff Adder on a given day. Each park's Puff Adder page has the full month-by-month chart.
