Suta punctata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Suta punctata, also known as the spotted snake or little spotted snake, is a species of venomous snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet punctata ("spotted") refers to the body markings. Colouration is reddish-brown on the upper body, with a pale belly and black markings on head and neck. It grows to an average of about 40 cm in length.
The species is viviparous, with an average litter size of four. The species occurs in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia, in the Northern Territory from the Top End to as far south as Alice Springs, and in north-western Queensland. The type locality is Port Walcott in the Pilbara. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Spotted Snake sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 54 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Spotted Snake in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Kakadu National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Spotted Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Little Spotted Snake sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Elapidae
The closest relatives of the Little Spotted Snake that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Elapidae, Elapid Snakes) are Mulga Snake (about 20%), Papuan Whipsnake (about 20%) and Rough-scaled Death Adder (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Spotted Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kakadu National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
