Philothamnus natalensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Philothamnus natalensis, commonly known as the Natal green snake or eastern Natal green snake, is a species of snakes in the family Colubridae. The species is found in South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Philothamnus occidentalis was previously considered a subspecies. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santacruz zoo | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Green Snake sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 27 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Green Snake in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in March, May and August–October, the lowest months. That is one of Durban's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 210 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Green Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eastern Green Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Philothamnus
The closest relatives of the Eastern Green Snake that you can see in Durban (genus Philothamnus, Green Snakes) are Spotted Bush Snake (about 20%) and Green Water Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Green Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Durban (17 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
