Dasypeltis inornata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dasypeltis inornata, commonly known as the southern brown egg-eater, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown Egg Eater sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 27 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown Egg Eater in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Brown Egg Eater sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Southern Brown Egg Eater sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Southern Brown Egg Eater that you can see in Durban (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Red-lipped Snake (about 20%), 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 Southern Brown Egg Eater is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Durban (6 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.
