Philothamnus hoplogaster
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Philothamnus hoplogaster, the southeastern green snake or green water snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in central Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Water Snake sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th 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 and September–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Water Snake in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Water Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 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 Green Water Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Philothamnus
The closest relatives of the Green Water Snake that you can see in Durban (genus Philothamnus, Green Snakes) are Spotted Bush Snake (about 20%) and Eastern Green Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Water Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Durban (14 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.
